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Northstar Coffee
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 28, 2017
- address2555 N Normandy Ave, Chicago 60707
Is Northstar Coffee clean?
Northstar Coffee is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 28, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Northstar Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Caulk by exposed hand sink in kitchen prep area in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Caulk by exposed hand sink in kitchen prep area in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.
When was Northstar Coffee last inspected?
Northstar Coffee has 9 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| April 28, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2014 | Fail | |
| March 25, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 9, 2010 | Pass | |
| November 1, 2010 | Fail |
Northstar Coffee vs Montclare
Montclare runs 63% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 63 mid, 65 cooked.
Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 28, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.