Avenida Del Sabor

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 18, 2026
• address5805-5807 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Avenida Del Sabor clean?

Avenida Del Sabor is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 18, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Avenida Del Sabor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED FACILITY WITH USE OF THE SAMPLE CLEAN UP POLICY PROVIDED FROM CDPH WEBSITE AND NO SUPPLIES. MUST ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF BOTH A CLEAN UP POLICY AND ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MOP, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES, DISPOSABLE MASK, AND ADEQUATE SANITIZER *MUST ELIMINATE NOROVIRUS*) ON SITE TO PROPERLY CLEAN UP ANY VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE DTHE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR ADJACENT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE IMPROPER: BEANS 48F AND BROCCOLLI CHEDDAR SOUP 46.4F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 7 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $30.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD ANTS FROM THE FLOON REAR PREP AREA IN FRONT OF WOMEN'S RESTROOM. • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED PLATES ON TOP OF STORAGE RACKS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED PLATES ON TOP OF STORAGE RACKS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE ESPECIALLY BEHIND AND IN BETWEEN ALL COLD-HOLD UNITS, HOT COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISHWASHER AND BEHIND GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED SPIDER WEBS IN CORNERS ON CEILINGS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO WORKING LIGHTS IN TWO COLD-HOLD UNITS AND IN BOILER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING TO ENSURE VISIBILITY.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO WORKING LIGHTS IN TWO COLD-HOLD UNITS AND IN BOILER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING TO ENSURE VISIBILITY.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ONE FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ONE FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

When was Avenida Del Sabor last inspected?

Avenida Del Sabor has 10 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2019.

Avenida Del Sabor vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

Other spots in Belmont Cragin

• ✓! Avenida Del Sabor
  mid · October 29, 2019
• ✓! La Trailita
  mid · June 10, 2019
• ✕ El Senor Pan Cafe Express
  cooked · July 19, 2018
• ✓ Baha Restaurant
  clean · September 24, 2025
• ✓! Baha Restaurant
  mid · July 17, 2018
• ✓! Coluta's Pizza
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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 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.