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Big Red Star
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2012
- address1531 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Big Red Star clean?
Big Red Star is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 13, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Big Red Star?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY STORE,INVERT ALL CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS,DISHWARE IN KITCHEN AREAS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY STORE,INVERT ALL CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS,DISHWARE IN KITCHEN AREAS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST DETAIL CLEAN,MAINTAIN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREAS,REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST DETAIL CLEAN,MAINTAIN FILTERS OVER COOKING EQUIPMENTS,REPAIR WATER LEAK AT DRAIN PIPE BENEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • EMPLOYEES WORKING AROUND OPEN FOODS MUST PROVIDE,MAINTAIN HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • EMPLOYEES WORKING AROUND OPEN FOODS MUST PROVIDE,MAINTAIN HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
When was Big Red Star last inspected?
Big Red Star has 11 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| November 13, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 3, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 26, 2012 | Fail | |
| November 18, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2011 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 24, 2010 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2010 | Fail | |
| August 9, 2010 | Fail |
Big Red Star vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 November 13, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.