La Esmeralda Deli

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. FOUND IMPROPER HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND WASHING SINK FOUND AT 88.5F, HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND SINK IN BATHROOM FOUND AT 87.5F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER PROPER HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT A MINIMUM OF 100.0F OR HIGHER THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 50
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on July 3, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.