Starbucks

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 30, 2026
• address17 E Monroe St, Chicago 60603

Is Starbucks clean?

Starbucks is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 30, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Starbucks?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (EGG& SAUSAGE SANDWICHES,MILK,WRAPS,CHICKEN,ETC.)MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-202.12 (B-D) : MUST ADJUST 1ST SINK FAUCET IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM TO STAY ON LONGER FOR HAND WASHING. • : 5-202.12 (B-D) : MUST ADJUST 1ST SINK FAUCET IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM TO STAY ON LONGER FOR HAND WASHING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON FRONT 1- DOOR SANDWICH PREP COOLER.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM COUNTER TOPS,STORAGE CABINETS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,EXTERIOR OF COFFEE MACHINES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT DUMPSINK.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR SOME EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR SOME EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Starbucks last inspected?

Starbucks has 7 inspections on record going back to December 27, 2023.

Starbucks vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 47% 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 March 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.