La Esmeralda Deli

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🚻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
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING/OVERLOADED WITH TRASH PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE DUMPSTER LID CLOSED AND TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR INSECTS/PESTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-020(b). NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 8, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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.