Big Star

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 16, 2013
• address1531 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Big Star clean?

Big Star is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 16, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Big Star?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Storage shelves in prep area not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize daily.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor in corners and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor in corners and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light covers in prep area not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light covers in prep area not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer provided inside coolers not visible. Instructed to have all thermometers conspicuous inside coolers.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer provided inside coolers not visible. Instructed to have all thermometers conspicuous inside coolers.

When was Big Star last inspected?

Big Star has 1 inspection on record going back to April 16, 2013.

Big 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 April 16, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.