Azul 18Th Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: FOUND EXTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN NEED OD DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING WHEN BOARDS START TO HAVE DEEP CUTS AND DISCOLORATION INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: BOTH 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS HAVE LEAK AT P-TRAPS INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME DEBRIS ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND WATER BUILD UP INTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 9, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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