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Blue Agave

April 25, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST ON SHELVING UNITS IN REAR WALK IN COOLER(FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STORAGE). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN REAR WALK IN COOLER(FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STORAGE), NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. • OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKET ON RIGHT DOOR OF SMALL THREE DOOR COLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM FLATTOP GRILL IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED GASKET ON RIGHT DOOR OF SMALL THREE COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM FLATTOP GRILL.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCETS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS IN BAR AND REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDERNEATH MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN AREAS SUCH AS ABOVE SHELVING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA(NEAR COOKLINE,TO THE LEFT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA, ABOVE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR NEAR FRONT WALK IN COOLER, REAR HALLWAY LEADING TO REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HOLE IN LOWER WALL IN FRONT PREP AREA BEHIND POLE NEAR COOKLINE AND OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL AT BASE UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL HOLES IN SAID AREAS FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF HOOD ABOVE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF HOOD ABOVE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NON-WORKING LIGHT IN HALLWAY LEADING TO REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE NON-WORKING LIGHT IN HALLWAY LEADING TO REAR EXIT TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY.
code 56
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2604514 DATED 10/11/2024 NOT CORRECTED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED. OBSERVED OPENING ON WALL ABOVE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR WALL ABOVE UTILITY SINK FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED HOLES IN CEILING IN UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR HOLES IN CEILING IN UTILITY CLOSET FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 25, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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