Shell

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 25, 2024
• address346-350 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60654
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Shell clean?

Shell is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 25, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Shell?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 25, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER..
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAGS AND BUCKET STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND OBSERVED BOXES OF DRINKS STORED ON FLOOR IN HALLWAY AND IN WALKIN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER, RETAIL AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING TILE ABOVE UTILITY SINK AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR WALKWAY BETWEEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UTILITY SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILE ABOVE UTILITY SINK AND INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA IN WALKWAY BETWEEN UTILITY SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

When was Shell last inspected?

Shell has 12 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2010.

Shell vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 49% of them.

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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 November 25, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.