Shell

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 30, 2022
• address11600-11604 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60628
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Shell clean?

Shell is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 30, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Shell?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 30, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS NOT LABELED IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4" GAP ON BOTTOM OF MIDDLE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF SHELVING UNITS UNDER FRONT COUNTER, DISPLAY SHELVES, COOLERS, AND FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED MISSING TOILET ROOM DOOR LEADING TO WEST STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE TOILET ROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED MISSING TOILET ROOM DOOR LEADING TO WEST STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE TOILET ROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN GUARDS IN COOLERS. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT COUNTER, STORAGE, SALES AND WASHROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Shell last inspected?

Shell has 1 inspection on record going back to September 30, 2022.

Shell vs West Pullman

West Pullman runs 61% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 128 clean, 37 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in West Pullman, this one comes out cleaner than 39% of them.

Other spots in West Pullman

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  clean · March 29, 2023
• ✓ Jalablueprint3
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• ✓ Pullman Express Food & Deli
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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 September 30, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.