Blue Agave

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 17, 2020
• address1050 N State St, Chicago 60610

Is Blue Agave clean?

Blue Agave is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 17, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Blue Agave?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 17, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH HAND WASHING BOWLS IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND LOWER LEVEL FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A LEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENY CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A LEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENY CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGAE SHELVING IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND LOWER LEVEL DISHMACHINE. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A FEW WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN LOWER LEVEL FOOD PREPARATION AREA ABOVE PREP TABLES AND REFRIGERATION UNITS. ALSO OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN LOWER LEVEL FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB IN THE LOWER LEVEL FOOD PREPARATION AREA NOT SHIELD. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAP FOR LIGHT BULB AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB IN THE LOWER LEVEL FOOD PREPARATION AREA NOT SHIELD. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAP FOR LIGHT BULB AND MAINTAIN.

When was Blue Agave last inspected?

Blue Agave has 18 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Blue Agave vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 January 17, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.