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Big Star Ii
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 7, 2026
- address3638-3640 N Clark St, Chicago 60613
Is Big Star Ii clean?
Big Star Ii is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Big Star Ii?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS (SALSA, GRILLED ONIONS, BEANS AND BEAN DIP, ETC.) STORED IN THE PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER BEYOND THE 7-DAY MAXIMUM USE BY DATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE OR DISCARD ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS WITHIN 7 DAYS WITH THE PREP DATE COUNTING AS DAY #1. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CLEAN THE DUST ON THE CEILING TILES IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2614909 ON 4/1/25 NOT CORRECTED: 58 - OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2614909 ON 4/1/25 NOT CORRECTED: 58 - OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
When was Big Star Ii last inspected?
Big Star Ii has 13 inspections on record going back to March 20, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 1, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 24, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 20, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 5, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 28, 2022 | Fail | |
| June 21, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 23, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 23, 2018 | Pass |
Big Star Ii vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 April 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.