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Max Market

7900 S Drexel Ave, Chicago, IL 60619

Grocery Store ZIP 60619 Risk 3 (Low)

Out of business · as of Sep 15, 2025

Max Market was last inspected on September 15, 2025 with a result of “Out of Business”. Inspectors found no violations.

Latest inspection

September 15, 2025 · Canvass

Closed

Result: Out of Business

No violations

The inspector found this business closed.

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

Inspection history

3 inspections on record

  1. Pass

    License Re-Inspection · Pass

    7 general Show violations
    • GeneralFood temperature

      Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

      Inspector’s note: 4-204.112(b) observed no ambient air thermometer in the cold holding units throughout the facility. Instructed to provide and maintain.

      Official wording (code 36)

      Thermometers provided & accurate

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: 4-101.17 observed raw wood in the office area around the door. Instructed to seal all said wood with food grade and maintain.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

      Inspector’s note: 5-501.17 observed no lided receptacle in the unisex toilet room. Must provide and maintain

      Official wording (code 53)

      Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: 6-201.17 observed on the east wall near the front service window with rodent sticky traps used as a wall base. Instructed to provide a wall base or make the wall smooth and easily cleanable and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: 6-501.114 observed equipment in the manager office that's not necessary for the operations daily use. Instructed to remove all unnecessary items on site and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: 6-501.13 observed the floors throughout the facility not maintained, in the manager office, near the rear exit door, at the front customer waiting area, and under the shelving units in the front display area. Instructed to clean and maintain said floors througout the facility.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: 6-501.11 observed the doorknob on the employee toilet room door in disrepair. Instructed to repair and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

  2. Fail

    License · Fail

    1 critical8 general Show violations
    • CriticalManagement & training

      Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no employee health policy on-site at the time of inspection. Instructed to obtain and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010, no citation issued

      Official wording (code 3)

      Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

    • GeneralFood temperature

      Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

      Official wording (code 36)

      Thermometers provided & accurate

    • GeneralPests

      Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

      Inspector’s note: Observed approximately 30-45 mice droppings on site during the inspection in the following areas: the toilet room, office area, inside the furnace storage closet, near the mop sink, on the shelving units that display the merchandise (chips, raid spray, etc), and near the shelving unit in the aisle, behind the shelving units. Instructed to remove all droppings and evidence of pest activity on site, clean and sanitize all affected areas . Recommended contactiing pest control. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a), no citation issued.

      Official wording (code 38)

      Insects, rodents, & animals not present

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Observed raw wood in the office area around the door. Instructed to seal all said wood with food grade and maintain.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no lided receptacle in the unisex toilet room. Must provide and maintain

      Official wording (code 53)

      Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed on the east wall near the front service window with rodent sticky traps used as a wall base. Instructed to provide a wall base or make the wall smooth and easily cleanable and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed equipment in the manager office that's not necessary for the operations daily use. Instructed to remove all unnecessary items on site and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed the floors throughout the facility not maintained, in the manager office, near the rear exit door, at the front customer waiting area, and under the shelving units in the front display area. Instructed to clean and maintain said floors througout the facility.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed the doorknob on the employee toilet room door in disrepair. Instructed to repair and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 14 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.