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Star Lounge Coffee Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2025
- address2521 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Star Lounge Coffee Bar clean?
Star Lounge Coffee Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 17, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Star Lounge Coffee Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR HOT HOLDING UNIT.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. • MUST REMOVE RAOSTED COFFEE BEANS FROM HALLWAY LEADING TO 2ND FL. TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION AND STORE PROPERLY.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. • MUST REMOVE RAOSTED COFFEE BEANS FROM HALLWAY LEADING TO 2ND FL. TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION AND STORE PROPERLY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE GAP ON MILK COOLER.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM COOLERS AND STORAGE CABINETS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.
When was Star Lounge Coffee Bar last inspected?
Star Lounge Coffee Bar has 10 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 30, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 23, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2021 | Fail | |
| August 22, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 14, 2019 | Fail | |
| December 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 31, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 2, 2014 | Pass |
Star Lounge Coffee Bar 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 December 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.