Cafe Con Leche & D' Noche

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 5, 2026
• address2710-2714 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Cafe Con Leche & D' Noche clean?

Cafe Con Leche & D' Noche is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 5, 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 Cafe Con Leche & D' Noche?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN BAR, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN MAIN PREP AREA1ST FLOOR DURING TIME OF INSPECTION.MANAGER PROVIDED PAPERTOWELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (c). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. THEY AREA AS FOLLOWS APPROXIMATLEY 2 LB STEAK, 5 LB CEVICHE,4LB EMPANADA, 3 LB CHICKEN SOUP x2, 2 LB FLAUTAS 2 LB, 4 DOZEN EGGS, 1.5LB MASHED POTAOTES, 5LB RED SALSA, ALL SAID FOOD ITEMS RANGED BETWEEN 49.0F-72F, STORED INSIDE 2 DOOR COOLER WITH COLD HOLD UNIT ATTACHED AND PREP TABLES IN MAIN/COFFEE PREP. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. ALL SAID ITEMS WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. TOTAL COST $85. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED COOK WITH BEARD WITHOUT BEARD GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED COOK WITH BEARD WITHOUT BEARD GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 OUT C 05/05/2026 OBSERVED SOILED CRATES THROUGHOUT FACILITY PREP AND STORAGE AREAS USED FOR STORAGE AND ELEVATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISE AND PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SHELVING UNITS TO STORE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ALL PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DRAIN IN DISHWASHING AREA AND BAR WITH ORGANIC DEBRIS BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AT FREQUENCY IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE IN SAID PREP SPACES. • OBSERVED CEILINGS IN DISREPAIR ABOVE PREP AREA TABLES WHERE COOLING TAKES PLACE. NOTED CHIPPED PAINT IN STORAGE CLOSET 1ST FLOOR WHERE DRIED KITCHENWARE IS STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES IN SAID PLACES. • OBSERVED POROUS, WATER DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING ATTACHMENTS IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM BASMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDTION.

When was Cafe Con Leche & D' Noche last inspected?

Cafe Con Leche & D' Noche has 29 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cafe Con Leche & D' Noche vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.

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• ✕ Mango's
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• ✓ Cafe Con Leche & D' Noche
  clean · September 14, 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 February 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.