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Awash Ethiopian Restaurant

6324-6326 N Broadway, Chicago 60660 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass

Most recent result

May 5, 2025

11

Inspections on record

7

Times passed

2

Times failed

Violations cited on May 5, 2025

  1. #55PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MOP IN A POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST STORE MOP AFTER USE IN A MOUNTED POSITION THAT ALLOWS FOR AIR-DRYING WITHOUT SOILING AND PEST HARBORAGING.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
May 5, 2025CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 30, 2024CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Mar 20, 2023ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 17, 2022Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 10, 2022CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Aug 26, 2021CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 28, 2020CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
May 7, 2019CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 29, 2018CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 10, 2017License Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 6, 2017LicenseFailRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Awash Ethiopian Restaurant — questions

Did Awash Ethiopian Restaurant pass its last health inspection?
Awash Ethiopian Restaurant at 6324-6326 N Broadway was inspected on May 5, 2025 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 11 inspections on record it has failed 2 times.
What violations were cited at Awash Ethiopian Restaurant?
The most recent inspection cited 1 violation, beginning with: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MOP IN A POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST STORE MOP AFTER USE IN A MOUNTED POSITION THAT ALLOWS FOR AIR-DRYING WITHOUT SOILI
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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