Stars And Garters is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 29, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Stars And Garters?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
β οΈSingle-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used β’ OBSERVED ALOT ITEMS STORED IN REAR BAR DISHWASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE TWO BASEMENTS. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AT LEAST 6INCHES OF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used β’ OBSERVED ALOT ITEMS STORED IN REAR BAR DISHWASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE TWO BASEMENTS. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AT LEAST 6INCHES OF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
π οΈsurfaces / setup not up to code
Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used β’ OBSERVED RAW WOOD WALLS BEHING BALLROOM STAGE AREA AND RAW WOOD SHELVING IN REAR BAR AREA. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
π»bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices β’ OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED ON THE REAR BAR DISHWASHING AREA. OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED ON THE REAR STAGE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
π§Ήfloors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean β’ OBSERVED PEELING PAINT AND OPENINGS INTO WALLS IN REAR BAR DISHWASHING AREA AND NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE BASEMENTS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN WALLS AND CEILING IN A GOOD REPAIR. OBSERVED HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATED INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND BAR AREA DISHWASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. β’ OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE BASEMENTS. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREAS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. β’ OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Stars And Garters last inspected?
Stars And Garters has 3 inspections on record going back to December 16, 2025.
date
result
score
December 29, 2025
Pass
December 22, 2025
Fail
December 16, 2025
Fail
Stars And Garters vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants β 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.