Starbucks #231
Last inspected: Aug 8, 2025
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Score
Inspectors have visited Starbucks #231 15 times, with records going back to 2013. The latest inspection on file is from Aug 8, 2025. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around two violations each.
“Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” comes up most often, recorded five times in the inspection record.
The city-wide average for Chicago sits at 81, putting Starbucks #231 on the better side of that line. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Aug 8, 2025
Complaint
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENT IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP ON CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA.
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Jul 22, 2025
Reinspection
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (MILK, HAM SANDWICHES, ETC.) ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
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Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Inspector notes: PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENT IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP ON CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA.
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Jul 18, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. WATER TEMPERATURE AT 84.5F AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE MINIUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. FACILITY HAS ANOTHER SINK WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS. A 2-DAY NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE FOR VIOLATION #10 NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENT IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP ON CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA.
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Nov 5, 2024
Reinspection
1 minor violation.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: 2-102.13//NOTED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Oct 28, 2024
Routine
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE/GAUGE FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
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Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH BROKEN HINGES. DUMPSTER LID IS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN TO ENSURE TIGHT FITTING LIDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: NOTED MOP STORED IN MOPSINK IN A POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW MOP HEAD TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. INSTRUCTED STORE MOP MOUNTED AFTER USE IN AN INVERTED POSITION THAT ALLOWS FOR AIR-DRYING.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: NOTED FLOOR STAINED FLOOR DRAIN UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: NOTED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Oct 21, 2020
Routine
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (MILK, HAM SANDWICHES, ETC.) ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD/GRIME BUILD UP ON INTERIOR OF SINKS AND SINK HANDLES. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL SINKS AND MAINTAIN.
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Dec 20, 2019
Routine
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY NOT COMPLETED BY ALL CURRENT EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DIRTY CUTTING BOARD BEING USED AT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CAN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Oct 30, 2018
Routine
2 major violations.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: 2-102.14(N) FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: 2-501.11 FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
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Oct 17, 2017
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: MUST STORE ALL MOPS AND BROOMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
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Jul 6, 2016
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: COUNTERTOPS, TOP OF DISHMACHINE, AND TABLES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
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Jul 6, 2015
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE "TENSA-BARRIER" (NYLON RETRACTABLE STRAP) CLIP BROKEN AT THE FRONT PREP ENTRANCE AREA. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SO THAT "TENSA-BARRIER" CAN BE PROPERLY FULLY EXTENDED TO PREVENT CUSTOMER ENTRANCE INTO FRONT FOOD PREP AREA.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: FOUND SLIGHT DIRT ACCUMULATION ON THE UPPER, INTERIOR PORTION OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ON FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT AND ON FLOOR UNDER THE BARISTA PRODUCTION STATION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS AND DRAINS.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS BEHIND PACKAGED COFFEE BAGS ON THE SOUTH WALL AND ON THE HALLWAY WALL THAT PASSES THROUGH FROM FRONT PREP TO REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SEAL BOTH WALLS AND TO MAINTAIN SO WALLS ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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May 20, 2014
Complaint
1 minor violation.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY REFRIGERATION UNITS AT FRONT AND REAR OF PREMISES.
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Aug 13, 2013
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: SECTION NEAR THE FRONT COUNTER/FOOD PREP MUST BE PROTECTED AGAINST PUBLIC CONTAMINATION SUCH AS A BARRIER OR SWINGING DOOR.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: EXPOSED BRICK ON EAST WALL NEAR THE FOOD PREP MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
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Aug 7, 2013
License
5 minor violations.
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Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation
Inspector notes: SECTION NEAR THE FRONT COUNTER/FOOD PREP MUST BE PROTECTED AGAINST PUBLIC CONTAMINATION SUCH AS A BARRIER OR SWINGING DOOR.
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Dish washing facilities: properly designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located and operated
Inspector notes: THE FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE ABLE TO REACH ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS EVENLY.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: EXPOSED BRICK ON EAST WALL NEAR THE FOOD PREP MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: LIGHT BULBS IN BETWEEN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AND REAR DISHROOM MUST BE SHIELDED.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: REPAIR WATER LEAK AT RPZ PIPING BEHIND EAST FRONT SERVICE COUNTER,AND AT PIPE BENEATH THE REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK.
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Jul 23, 2013
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Starbucks #231 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Starbucks #231 on file is from Aug 8, 2025. The public record contains 15 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Starbucks #231?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Starbucks #231.
Has Starbucks #231's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Starbucks #231 have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Starbucks #231 means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Starbucks #231 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Starbucks #231 is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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