North Avenue Beach House

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 12, 2025
• address1501 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago 60610

Is North Avenue Beach House clean?

North Avenue Beach House is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 12, 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 North Avenue Beach House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED NO SOAP AT THE HAND WASHING SINK OF THE ICE CREAM/SMOOTHIE CONCESSION STAND. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #738-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASH SINK OF THE ICE CREAM/SMOOTHIE CONCESSION STAND. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THEKITCHEN PREP AREA TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THEKITCHEN PREP AREA TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED FOIL PAPER USED TO LINE SHELVES AT THE PREP AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL FOIL PAPER TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. • NOTED ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE WALLS OF THE SERVICE PREP COOLERS AT THE SECOND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE CONDENSATION UNITS. • NOTED RUSTY AND DIRTY SHELVES ON RACK WITH THE OVEN AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE FOLLOWING SINKS:-HAND WASHING SINK ON THE SECOND FLOOR,SPRAYER SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA AND AT THE 2 COMPARMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM PIPE OF THE HAND WASHING SINK BY THE SODA MACHINE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT AT THE PREP AREAS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.

When was North Avenue Beach House last inspected?

North Avenue Beach House has 13 inspections on record going back to September 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

North Avenue Beach House vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 June 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.