• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 15, 2011 →
• address1531 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622

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Is Big Star clean?

Big Star is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 15, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Big Star?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on September 15, 2011. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Big Star last inspected?

Big Star has 2 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2011.

Big Star vs West Town

West Town runs 77% clean across 1,250 tracked restaurants — 958 clean, 251 mid, 29 cooked.

Against the 1,250 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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.

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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 September 15, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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