Cooked?Shell
- resultPass
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 9, 2022 →
- address5442-5458 S Wells St, Chicago 60609
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Shell clean?
Shell is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 9, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — 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 December 9, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
When was Shell last inspected?
Shell has 1 inspection on record going back to December 9, 2022.
December 9, 2022 Pass
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View full inspection →Shell vs Washington Park
Washington Park runs 76% clean across 140 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 25 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 140 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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.
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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 December 9, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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