Amstar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 13, 2024
• address5501 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Amstar clean?

Amstar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 13, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 August 13, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 : MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE ON SALES FLOOR,ALL STORAGE AREAS AND WALK IN COOLER AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS FOR STORAGE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD UP FROM SALES FLOOR SHELVING UNITS,COUNTER TOPS UNDER AND SLUSHY MACHINE,COFFEE MACHINE.WALK IN COOLER- FANGUARD COVERS,SHELVING UNITS,POP SLEEVES.DISH WASHING AREA-MOP SINK, 3- COMP SINK, OVERHEAD SHELVING UNIT.STORAGE AREAS & SERVICE COUNTER- ALL SHELVING UNITS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE SPLATTER AND DIRT FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS ON SALES FLOOR,PREP/DISH WASHING AREA,WALK IN COOLER, TOILET ROOM AND STORAGE AREAS. • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,BROKEN FLOOR TILES NEAR REAR DOOR • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,STORAGE,WALK IN COOLER AND WHERE NEEDED.

When was Amstar last inspected?

Amstar has 4 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2015.

Amstar vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 26% of them.

Other spots in West Englewood

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• ✓ Prestige Liquors
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• ✓ Shop 4 Less Store, Inc
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• ✓ Smiley's Quick Mart Inc.
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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 August 13, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.