Amstar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 22, 2020 →
• address8158 S Halsted St, Chicago 60620
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Amstar clean?

Amstar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 22, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Amstar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Amstar last inspected?

Amstar has 5 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2011.

Amstar vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 78% clean across 221 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 33 mid, 14 cooked.

Against the 221 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 8% of them.

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• ✓ Gene Turner I
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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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 May 22, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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