Happy Star

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 10, 2025
• address4830 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60630

Is Happy Star clean?

Happy Star is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 10, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Happy Star?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • DRY FOOD STORED INSIDE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME:SUGAR,ETC.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN CUTTING BOARD ON THE BACK-SPLASH OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. REMOVE AND PROPERLY STORE TO MINIMZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN CUTTING BOARD ON THE BACK-SPLASH OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. REMOVE AND PROPERLY STORE TO MINIMZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT REAR AREA, PIPE IS LEAKING.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. NO FOOD UNDER THE UNIT.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS MATTING FOR FLOORS. MATTING MUST BE WASHABLE/CLEANABLE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPELTE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

When was Happy Star last inspected?

Happy Star has 3 inspections on record going back to July 17, 2024.

Happy Star vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 June 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.