Maxwell Street Grill

7901 S South Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

Passed · Jun 9, 2025 Directions
81
Good BiteKarma score 81 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 11 of 12 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jun 9, 2025: passed with 7 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 10 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 12 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 9

    Short Form Complaint

    7 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
  3. Passed May 6

    Canvass

    7 violations
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Apr 25

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Apr 26

    Complaint

    8 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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