The Avondale Coffee Club

3185 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

Passed · Jul 17, 2025 Directions
89
Good BiteKarma score 89 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Jul 17, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 4 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jul 17

    Complaint

    5 violations
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Dec 6

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  5. 2022
  6. Passed Feb 25

    Complaint

    2 violations
    • Miscellaneous /public health orders
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  7. 2021
  8. Passed Mar 9

    License Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

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