Big Star

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 30, 2024 →
• address1531 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Big Star clean?

Big Star is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on May 3, 2024, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on April 30, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Big Star?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control

When was Big Star last inspected?

Big Star has 16 inspections on record going back to April 16, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Big Star vs West Town

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

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Big Star
  clean · April 16, 2013
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  clean · March 15, 2013
• ✓ Haute & Ready
  cooked · September 10, 2013
• ✓ Mas O Menos.....
  clean · October 24, 2016
• ✓ M Vie
  cooked · September 15, 2015
• ✓ M Vie
  clean · April 4, 2013

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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 April 30, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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