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2ND STAR TAVERN
3626 N TALMAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60618
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-02-19; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
4 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-02-19), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-02-19: License
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED METERED FAUCET AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK IN POOR REPAIR, PROVIDES WATER FOR LESS THAN 15 SECONDS UPON ACTIVATION, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FAUCET AND MAINTAIN METERED FAUCETS TO PROVIDE FLOW OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS WITHOUT THE NEED TO REACTIVATE THE FAUCET.
- Not Critical: CHI-37 — FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA MISSING LABELS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH LABELS IDENTIFYING THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED WALK-IN FREEZER RIGHT-HAND FAN BLADE COLLIDING WITH FAN COVER AND IN POOR REPAIR, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WALK-IN FREEZER FAN AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO BE SOILED: WALLS AND FLOORS SURROUNDING UTILITY SINK IN THE KITCHEN AREA UTILITY CLOSET, FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS, FLOORS, AND CEILING SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
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