La Esperanza Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARD AND WITHOUT A BEARD GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 40
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: 4-502.13 OBSERVED COOKED RICE BEING STORED IN GROCERY BAGS LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE BAGS ONLY.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 27, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings 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.