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2Nd Star Tavern
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2025
- address3626 N Talman Ave, Chicago 60618
Is 2Nd Star Tavern clean?
2Nd Star Tavern is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 19, 2025. 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 2Nd Star Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED METERED FAUCET AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK IN POOR REPAIR, PROVIDES WATER FOR LESS THAN 15 SECONDS UPON ACTIVATION, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FAUCET AND MAINTAIN METERED FAUCETS TO PROVIDE FLOW OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS WITHOUT THE NEED TO REACTIVATE THE FAUCET.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA MISSING LABELS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH LABELS IDENTIFYING THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED WALK-IN FREEZER RIGHT-HAND FAN BLADE COLLIDING WITH FAN COVER AND IN POOR REPAIR, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WALK-IN FREEZER FAN AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO BE SOILED: WALLS AND FLOORS SURROUNDING UTILITY SINK IN THE KITCHEN AREA UTILITY CLOSET, FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS, FLOORS, AND CEILING SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
When was 2Nd Star Tavern last inspected?
2Nd Star Tavern has 1 inspection on record going back to February 19, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2025 | Pass |
2Nd Star Tavern vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.