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Avli Taverna
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 30, 2025
- address1335 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Avli Taverna clean?
Avli Taverna is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 30, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Avli Taverna?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NOTED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE GAUGE READING 200F BEING USED. HOWEVER THE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE WAS READING AT 166F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT FINAL RINCE FOR HOT WATER DISH WASHING MACHINE SHOULD BE BETWEEN 180F TO 194F. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL. • NOTED UNFINISHED WOOD USED FOR SHELVING AT THE GARAGE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVES WITH NON POROUS WOOD THAT ARE EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAINED.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED RAT DROPPINGS INSIDE LINEN STORAGE BOX DIRT AND AROUND THE GARBAGE AREA AND SURROUNDINGS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED RAT DROPPINGS INSIDE LINEN STORAGE BOX DIRT AND AROUND THE GARBAGE AREA AND SURROUNDINGS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Avli Taverna last inspected?
Avli Taverna has 19 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 17, 2025 | — | |
| February 4, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 31, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 10, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2023 | Fail | |
| February 3, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 6, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 24, 2022 | — | |
| January 4, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Avli Taverna vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 September 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.