Shell

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 23, 2015
• address801-819 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago 60621
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Shell clean?

Shell is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 23, 2015. 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 23, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • NOTED ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE PACKAGE ICE FREEZER. MUST DEFROST AND CLEAN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED FLOORS DIRTY IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED FLOORS DIRTY IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED DAMAGED CEILING TILES. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED DAMAGED CEILING TILES. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST ELEVATE STOCK 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALL IN ORDER TO CLEAN AND MONITOR FOR PESTS. "NO POP CRATES"

When was Shell last inspected?

Shell has 2 inspections on record going back to November 23, 2015.

Shell vs New City

New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 23, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.