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Avec
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 17, 2026
- address615 W Randolph St, Chicago 60661
Is Avec clean?
Avec is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Avec?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED METAL SCOOP STORED BURIED BENEATH FLOUR IN THE BASEMENT BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE METAL SCOOP FROM FOOD AND STORE IN-USE UTENSILS SUCH THAT HAND-CONTACT SURFACES ARE KEPT OUT OF FOOD AND MAINTAIN.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED METAL SCOOP STORED BURIED BENEATH FLOUR IN THE BASEMENT BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE METAL SCOOP FROM FOOD AND STORE IN-USE UTENSILS SUCH THAT HAND-CONTACT SURFACES ARE KEPT OUT OF FOOD AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BULK WRAPPED PAPER TOWELS STORED IN THE BASEMENT AREA EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE BULK WRAPPED PAPER TOWELS AND STORE ALL SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES OUTSIDE OF PROHIBITED AREAS SUCH AS TOILET ROOMS AND MAINTAIN.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BULK WRAPPED PAPER TOWELS STORED IN THE BASEMENT AREA EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE BULK WRAPPED PAPER TOWELS AND STORE ALL SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES OUTSIDE OF PROHIBITED AREAS SUCH AS TOILET ROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEFT-HAND FAUCET AT THE BASEMENT WAREWASHING AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING WHEN ACTIVATED BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BASEMENT WAREWASHING AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE BASEMENT AREA ALL-GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO COVER WASTE RECEPTACLES IN ALL-GENDER AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS TO ALLOW FOR DISPOSAL OF SANITARY PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE BASEMENT AREA ALL-GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO COVER WASTE RECEPTACLES IN ALL-GENDER AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS TO ALLOW FOR DISPOSAL OF SANITARY PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HOLE IN THE WALL ALONG BASEBOARDS IN THE BASEMENT AREA (NEXT TO FLOOR-MOUNTED UTILITY SINK). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SECTION OF WALL TO ELIMINATE HOLE AND MAINTAIN ALL PHYSICAL FACILITIES IN GOOD REPAIR TO PREVENT ENTRY OF PESTS.
When was Avec last inspected?
Avec has 3 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 29, 2025 | Pass |
Avec vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.
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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.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.