Avli on the Park
180 N Field Blvd, Chicago, IL 60601
Restaurant ZIP 60601 Risk 1 (High)
Passed · as of Jun 1, 2026
Avli on the Park was last inspected on June 1, 2026 with a result of “Pass”. Inspectors found 14 violations, 1 of them critical.
Latest inspection
June 1, 2026 · Canvass Re-Inspection
Result: Pass
1 critical13 general-
CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: : 5-202.12 (b-d) : observed middle sink in men's rooftop toilet room not operable must repair and maintain.
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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GeneralFood temperature
Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.
Inspector’s note: 4-204.112(b) : observed exterior thermometer of small hot holding cabinet at end of cook line not operable must provide and interior thermometer and maintain.
Official wording (code 36)
Thermometers provided & accurate
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.
Inspector’s note: : 3-302.12 : must label food storage containers when food is not in original package with common name(squeeze bottles,bulk,etc)
Official wording (code 37)
Food properly labeled; original container
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.
Inspector’s note: 3-307.11 : must provide splash guards at hand sinks next to dumpsinks in rooftop bar area to prevent contamination.
Official wording (code 39)
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
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GeneralFood handling
Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.
Inspector’s note: 4-904.13 : must invert preset table wear glasses and plates needs to be inverted to prevent contamination of dust,etc.
Official wording (code 44)
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: 4-101.19 : must eliminate crates used for food storage in liquor walk in cooler & walk in freezer and provide adequate shelving units for easily cleanable surfaces.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: 4-501.11 : must repair or replace worn door gaskets on both walk in coolers,missing handle on oven door and remove hanger and maintain.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: 4-501.12 : observed several worn,discolored and pitted cutting boards being used must repair or replace to be in good repair.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: 4-601.11(b) : must clean excessive grease and food debris build up from all cooking equipment,coolers,etc used and unused in main prep and second floor unused kitchen.
Official wording (code 49)
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: 6-201.13 : must grout floors throughout main kitchen prep and dish washing areas to be in good repair.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: 6-201.11 : must clean excessive mold and dirt build up from walls in dish washing area.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: 6-501.13 : must clean excessive grease and food debris build up from floor under,around,along wall bases throughout premises ,including floor drains and remove excessive water from floor throughout main kitchen and dish washing area and keep dry.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: 6-501.114 : must elevate,remove or organize a massive amount of articles from floor in rear hallway and under staircase and in basement storage areas.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: 6-202.11 : must repair or replace cracked light shields in dish washing area and dry food storage.must replace burntout lights at hood of cooking equipment.
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspection history
10 inspections on record
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Fail
Canvass · Fail
4 critical14 general Show violations
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hands weren’t washed properly or when required.
Inspector’s note: Observed poor hygienic practices several times by male dish washer. Observed him put dirty dishes into dish machine and then proceeded to remove clean dishes from dish machine without washing hands.must wash hands after handling dirty to clean dishes. (priority 7-38-010) (citation issued) (cos).
Official wording (code 8)
Hands clean & properly washed
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: Observed middle sink in men's rooftop toilet room not operable must repair and maintain.
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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CriticalFood source
Required records (shellfish tags, parasite-destruction logs) were missing.
Inspector’s note: Observed 90 day shellfish tags for clams and mussels without last date sold or served written on tag and in chronological order.must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-005)(citation issued)
Official wording (code 14)
Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: Observed low temperature dish machine being used and sanitizing at 0.0 ppm's in 1st fl. Bar area.a held for inspection tag has been placed on unit.once repaired and maintain. Email:food@cityofchicago.org.(priority 7-38-025)(cos)(citation issued)pic repaired dish machine during inspection now reading at 100 ppm's.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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GeneralFood temperature
Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.
Inspector’s note: Observed exterior thermometer of small hot holding cabinet at end of cook line not operable must provide and interior thermometer and maintain.
Official wording (code 36)
Thermometers provided & accurate
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.
Inspector’s note: Must label food storage containers when food are not in original package with common name (squeeze bottles, bulk,etc)
Official wording (code 37)
Food properly labeled; original container
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Observed evidence of 2-live roaches crawling on floor back and forth from underneath hot water tank and several dead on floor in same area.must remove dead roaches clean and sanitize area.recommended to have a pest control operator to service premises on or after 5/20/26.(priority foundation 7-38-020(a)(citation issued)
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.
Inspector’s note: Must provide splash guards at hand sinks next to dumpsinks in rooftop bar area to prevent contamination.
Official wording (code 39)
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
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GeneralFood handling
Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.
Inspector’s note: Must invert preset table wear glasses and plates needs to be inverted to prevent contamination of dust,etc.
Official wording (code 44)
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Must eliminate crates used for food storage in liquor walk in cooler & walk in freezer and provide adequate shelving units for easily cleanable surfaces.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Must repair or replace worn door gaskets on both walk in coolers,missing handle on oven door and remove hanger and maintain.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Observed several worn,discolored and pitted cutting boards being used must repair or replace to be in good repair.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: Must clean excessive grease and food debris build up from all cooking equipment,coolers,etc used and unused in main prep and second floor unused kitchen.
Official wording (code 49)
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Must grout floors throughout main kitchen prep and dish washing areas to be in good repair.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Must clean excessive mold and dirt build up from walls in dish washing area.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Must clean excessive grease and food debris build up from floor under,around,along wall bases throughout premises ,including floor drains and remove excessive water from floor throughout main kitchen and dish washing area and keep dry.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Must elevate,remove or organize a massive amount of articles from floor in rear hallway and under staircase and in basement storage areas.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Must repair or replace cracked light shields in dish washing area and dry food storage.must replace burntout lights at hood of cooking equipment.
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
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Conditional
Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass w/ Conditions
1 critical1 paperwork Show violations
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CriticalManagement & training
No one in charge was present who knew the food-safety rules.
Inspector’s note: 2-101.11: observed no city of chicago certified foodservice manager on premises. Instructed city of chicago certified foodservice manager must be on premises at all times. Corrected on site city of chicago certified foodservice manager arrived on site at 11:40am. Priority foundation violation.
Official wording (code 1)
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
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PaperworkManagement & training
No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.
Inspector’s note: 2-101.11: observed no city of chicago certified foodservice manager on premises. Instructed city of chicago certified foodservice manager must be on premises at all times. Corrected on site city of chicago certified foodservice manager arrived on site at 11:40am. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-012 citation issued.
Official wording (code 2)
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
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Fail
Canvass · Fail
5 critical2 general Show violations
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CriticalFood source
Required records (shellfish tags, parasite-destruction logs) were missing.
Inspector’s note: Observed fresh mussels in container in walk in cooler with no shellstock tag in container. Corrected on site container of fresh mussels voluntarily denatured and discarded by management,valued at $4 and weighing 0.5lbs. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
Official wording (code 14)
Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: Observed large ice machine on left near dishwashing area with black and pink mold at base of shield. Instructed to destroy ice, clean and sanitize interior of large ice machine on left near dishwashing area to prevent contamination of ice.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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CriticalFood temperature
Cold food was held above a safe temperature.
Inspector’s note: Observed cold tcs foods, held at improper temperatures ranging between 45.3-50.5f. Observed cold tcs foods, sliced tomatoes(48.9f), cream(45.3-50.5f) and cheese(46.6-50.4f)held at improper temperature. Instructed all cold tcs food must be held at 41f or below. Corrected on site manager voluntarily discarded and denatured food valued at $22 weighing 10.5lbs. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
Official wording (code 22)
Proper cold holding temperatures
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CriticalFood handling
No warning to customers about raw or undercooked food.
Inspector’s note: Observed some animal derived foods without asterisks on menu identifying them as animal derived foods that can be served undercooked or cooked to order. Instructed to add asterisks to all animal derived foods that can be served undercooked or cooked to order. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 no citation issued
Official wording (code 25)
Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
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CriticalFood temperature
Not enough equipment, or the wrong method, to cool and hold food at safe temperatures.
Inspector’s note: Observed small three drawer cold holding unit in second floor prep area across from cookline at improper ambient temperature of 58.4f. Instructed all cold holding units must be maintained at 41f or below. Held for inspection tag placed on small three drawer cold holding unit in second floor prep area across from cookline . Priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
Official wording (code 33)
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Observed approximately 20 small flies in facility. Observed small fly activity on second floor of facility in bar and near storage area with two ice machines. Instructed to eliminate small fly activity in facility and clean affected areas. Recommended pest control service facility on or after 5/22/2025. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a) citation issued.
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed no data plate for low temperature dish machine in bar. Instructed to provide an easily accessible and readable data plate affixed to the machine by the manufacturer that indicates the machine's design and operation specifications.
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
No violations
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
3 general Show violations
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.
Inspector’s note: Bulk food container not labeled ( salt...) instructed to label.
Official wording (code 37)
Food properly labeled; original container
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GeneralHygiene & sanitation
Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Food handlers at the 2nd floor kitchen not wearing hair restraint, instructed to wear.
Official wording (code 40)
Personal cleanliness
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Employees personal items stored at food prep counter ( purses ) instructed to keep away from food prep/storage areas.
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
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Conditional
Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions
1 critical5 general Show violations
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: Observed the low temperature dish machine not properly sanitizing at 0ppm of chlorine during the inspection. Instructed manager said equipment must properly sanitize at 50ppm-100ppm of chlorine all times. Manager replaced with new bottle of chlorine. Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-025.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.
Inspector’s note: Observed salt and pepper out of the original containers and in stainless steel containers by the wok station without labels containing the product name. Instructed to label all foods and spices with common name that are out of the original containers.
Official wording (code 37)
Food properly labeled; original container
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Observed cutting board on main cook line covered with deep grooves and dark stains. Instructed to repair or replace and maintain smooth, cleanable surfaces.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed soiled mop heads not properly stored. Instructed manager to hang mop heads to prevent insect breeding.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed unused equipment and unnecessary articles in loft storage area. Instructed manager to remove all unused, unnecssary equipment and articles to prevent pest harborage.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Observed 2 burnt out light bulbs in the walkin cooler. Instructed to replace
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
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No Entry
Non-Inspection · No Entry
No violations
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Pass
License Re-Inspection · Pass
No violations
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Fail
License · Fail
2 critical1 paperwork Show violations
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CriticalFacility upkeep
Hot or cold water wasn’t available, or water pressure was too low.
Inspector’s note: Observed multiple handwashing sinks across from walk-in cooler in 1st floor prep area, hand sink behind outdoor bar, and hansink in ladies room off outdoor patio. Instructed that hot water at hand sinks must be a minimum of 100f. Priority violation 7-38-030 (c) no citation issued.
Official wording (code 50)
Hot & cold water available; adequate pressure
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CriticalFacility upkeep
Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed sewage water backing-up through a floor drain when the water is running in a hand sink, in the 1st floor food prep area. Instructed to contact plumber to hane drain serviced. Priority violation 7-38-030(c) no citation issued.
Official wording (code 52)
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
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PaperworkManagement & training
Not all food employees had food-handler training.
Inspector’s note: Food handler requirements not met. Information provided.
Official wording (code 57)
All food employees have food handler training
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