Shell

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 10, 2020
• address9955 S Western Ave, Chicago 60643
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Shell clean?

Shell is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 10, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Shell?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY ITEMS INCLUDED IN POLICY INCLUDING DISPOSABLE GLOVES, FACE MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER FOR NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN 3- COMPARTMENT SINK DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HAND SINK TO CITY PLUMBING WITH SOAP AND TOWEL DEVICE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO THERMOMETER IN COOLER ON COFFEE COUNTER.MUST PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED REAR STORAGE AREA/ MOP SINK AREA CLUTTER AND WITH UNNECESSARY ITEMS ON FLOORS.MUST REMOVE ANYTHING NOT USING, CLEAN AREA AND ORGANIZE AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

When was Shell last inspected?

Shell has 2 inspections on record going back to December 9, 2011.

Shell vs Beverly

Beverly runs 68% clean across 177 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 34 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 177 spots Cooked tracks in Beverly, this one comes out cleaner than 13% of them.

Other spots in Beverly

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• ✓ Sandra A Vogwill
  clean · December 19, 2011
• ✓ Original Pancake House
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• ✓ Panera Bread #933
  clean · October 23, 2014
• ? The Daily Grind At 95Th
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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.