Shell

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 26, 2020
• address5949-5959 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60634
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Shell clean?

Shell is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 3 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 June 26, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. (INFORMATION GIVEN) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER EQUIPPED WITH HAND SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE OR PAPER TOWEL ACCESSIBLE TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) NO CITATION ISSUED • FOUND NO HANDSOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE (PAPERTOWEL) AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK IN REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE (CORRECTED ON SITE). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) NO CITATION ISSUED • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN REAR AND INSIDE (2) WASHROOMS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOOSE FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED ITEMS IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA BY GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED ITEMS IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA BY GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT DISPLAY AREA AND IN REAR STORAGE AREA. FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY AND UNUSED ITEMS STORED IN REAR STORAGE AND INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR INOPERABLE MECHANICAL CEILING VENT INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR INOPERABLE MECHANICAL CEILING VENT INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.

When was Shell last inspected?

Shell has 3 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2014.

Shell vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 June 26, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.