Avalon Bar & Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 27, 2017 →
• address5431 N East River Rd, Chicago 60656

Is Avalon Bar & Grill clean?

Avalon Bar & Grill is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on January 15, 2021, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on July 27, 2017. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Avalon Bar & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 27, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Toxic Items Properly Stored, Labeled And Used
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

When was Avalon Bar & Grill last inspected?

Avalon Bar & Grill has 6 inspections on record going back to August 18, 2016.

Avalon Bar & Grill vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 83% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 118 clean, 24 mid, 1 cooked.

Other spots in Norwood Park

• ✓ Avalon Bar & Grill
  clean · August 26, 2016
• ✓ Be Juiced
  cooked · November 20, 2017
• ✓! The Market
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• ✓ Sapori Napoletani
  clean · June 13, 2017
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• ✓ Purple Tulip Cakery
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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 27, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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