Shell

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 10, 2020 →
• address130 W North Ave, Chicago 60610

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
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Shell last inspected?

Shell has 8 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2011.

Shell vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 78% clean across 892 tracked restaurants — 687 clean, 174 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 892 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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