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Amstar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 6, 2023
- address8950-58 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Amstar clean?
Amstar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 6, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Amstar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE ICE CREAM DISPLAY FREEZER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AT ENTRY DOOR.
When was Amstar last inspected?
Amstar has 9 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| January 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 27, 2022 | Fail | |
| April 22, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 17, 2020 | Fail | |
| April 15, 2020 | Fail | |
| February 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2012 | Fail |
Amstar vs Auburn Gresham
Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.
Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 January 6, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.