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NORTHSTAR COFFEE

2570 N ELSTON AVE , CHICAGO, IL, 60647

Health Inspection: okay

Official health department data. Inspected 2016-03-17; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

2 findings at the latest imported inspection (2016-03-17), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2016-03-17: Complaint

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-9 — WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE - Comments: NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE HAND WASH SINK AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. TEMPERATURE OF HAND WASH SINK WAS 67.3F AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WAS 75.3F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
  • Not Critical: CHI-21 — * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NOTED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (HOT DOGS, ROAST BEEF ETC) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CITY CERTIFICATE AND A FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012

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