Star Food Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 8, 2023
• address9125 S Commercial Ave, Chicago 60617
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Star Food Market clean?

Star Food Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 8, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Star Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND MOLD BUILD UP FROM ALL INTERIOR PARTS OF REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.111 : OBSERVED OUTSIDE REAR YARD WITH EXCESSIVELY OVER GROWN TALL WEEDS ,ON STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT AND INTO REAR DOOR OF BUSINESS.MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.111 : OBSERVED OUTSIDE REAR YARD WITH EXCESSIVELY OVER GROWN TALL WEEDS ,ON STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT AND INTO REAR DOOR OF BUSINESS.MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES,MISSING AND DAMAGED WOOD FLOORING IN STORAGE AREAS & FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,HOLES IN WALLS,HOLE IN FLOOR AROUND PIPE OF MOP SINK,MOLDED VANITY UNDERNEATH 2- COMPARTMENT SINK. • 6-201.17 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP IN LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 : MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT ABOVE SERVICE COUNTER. • 6-304.11 : OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 : MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT ABOVE SERVICE COUNTER. • 6-304.11 : OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Star Food Market last inspected?

Star Food Market has 2 inspections on record going back to August 1, 2023.

Star Food Market vs Calumet Heights

Calumet Heights runs 73% clean across 165 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 28 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 165 spots Cooked tracks in Calumet Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 August 8, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.