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Azul 18Th Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 1, 2026
- address1236 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
Is Azul 18Th Restaurant clean?
Azul 18Th Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Azul 18Th Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED MANY DEAD INSECTS ALONG BACK WALL OF PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL EQUIPMENT AND DETAIL CLEAN. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND EXTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN NEED OD DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAINContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND EXTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN NEED OD DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING WHEN BOARDS START TO HAVE DEEP CUTS AND DISCOLORATION INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND THE FOLLOWING COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BOTH 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS HAVE LEAK AT P-TRAPS INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED SOME DEBRIS ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED SOME DEBRIS ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND WATER BUILD UP INTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Azul 18Th Restaurant last inspected?
Azul 18Th Restaurant has 23 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 12, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 13, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| December 19, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 6, 2018 | Pass | |
| November 30, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 16, 2017 | Fail |
Azul 18Th Restaurant vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.