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Starbucks Coffee
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2021
- address2159 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Starbucks Coffee clean?
Starbucks Coffee is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 19, 2021. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Starbucks Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER AND BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FACILITY USES HIGH TEMPERATURE SANITIZING DISH MACHINE AND DOESN'T HAVE PROPER TEMPERATURE MEASURING IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR THAT SHALL BE PROVIDED AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUEDWarewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FACILITY USES HIGH TEMPERATURE SANITIZING DISH MACHINE AND DOESN'T HAVE PROPER TEMPERATURE MEASURING IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR THAT SHALL BE PROVIDED AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES IN BOTH UNISEX EMPLOYEE/PUBLIC TOLIET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES IN BOTH UNISEX EMPLOYEE/PUBLIC TOLIET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Starbucks Coffee last inspected?
Starbucks Coffee has 8 inspections on record going back to March 1, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| February 19, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 13, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 1, 2012 | Pass |
Starbucks Coffee vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 February 19, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.