Avondale Music Hall

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 9, 2025
• address3336-3342 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60641

Is Avondale Music Hall clean?

Avondale Music Hall is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 9, 2025. 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 Avondale Music Hall?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED ITALIAN BEEF STORED IN REFRIGERATOR IN REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 50.1F. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $50. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS ITEMS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED UNSEALED WOOD AT BAR 2. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT ISSUES: TORN GASKET ON WALK IN COOLER AND BUILD UP OF ICE INSIDE BOX FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND GASKET AND DEFROST FREEZER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT 1 OF 4 WASHBOWL SINKS LOCATED IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED GRILL AND COOLER STORED IN REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVE NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2581492 DATED 9/11/2023. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2581492 DATED 9/11/2023. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.

When was Avondale Music Hall last inspected?

Avondale Music Hall has 26 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Avondale Music Hall vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

Other spots in Irving Park

• ✓ Irving Park Pizza & Patio
  clean · November 4, 2025
• ? Michaels Restaurant
  cooked · April 5, 2011
• ? Kedzie Food Market Corp
  cooked · December 22, 2016
• ✓ Carniceria De Gallo
  clean · December 20, 2012
• ✕ Abbey Pub
  cooked · November 18, 2015
• ✓ Seattle Sutton Healthy Eating
  clean · April 15, 2010

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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 July 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.