Shell

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 13, 2025
• address4721 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Shell clean?

Shell is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2025. 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 May 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FRONT DOOR HAS A GAP:1/4" BETWEEN AND BOTTOM DOORS OF FRONT ENTRANCE.REPAIR ISSUE TO MINIMIZE PEST ENTRY
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON THE DOORS OF THE CABINET UNDER THE SELF SERVE UNITS AND THROUGHTOUT.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • BROKEN COUNTER TOP UNDER THE COFFEE UNITS AND UNDER HOT HOLDING UNITS.REPLACE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • LID IS NEEDED AT RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE UNISEX WASHROOM
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • LID IS NEEDED AT RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE UNISEX WASHROOM
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OUTDOOR GROUND AT GARBAGE AREA MUST BE CLEANED,REMOVE WHITE LIQUID SPILLAGE FROM CEMENT GROUND AND MAINTAIN AREA
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OUTDOOR GROUND AT GARBAGE AREA MUST BE CLEANED,REMOVE WHITE LIQUID SPILLAGE FROM CEMENT GROUND AND MAINTAIN AREA
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • HOLES ON WALLS MUST REPAIRED WITH A SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE.EXCESS GRIMES AND DUST MUST BE CLEANED THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES: BEHIND AND UNDER SHELVES,STORAGES ETC.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

When was Shell last inspected?

Shell has 21 inspections on record going back to June 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Shell vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.

Other spots in Albany Park

• ✓ Kirin Antler Trading Co
  clean · May 18, 2010
• ? Ihsan Corp
  cooked · April 25, 2011
• ✓ El-Jeeb Grocery & Meat
  clean · November 20, 2015
• ✓ Center Restaurant Bar
  clean · November 10, 2015
• ? The Baghadadi Resturant
  cooked · September 25, 2012
• ✓! Admiral Theatre
  mid · December 23, 2024

See every restaurant inspection in Albany Park →

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 May 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.