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La Esperanza
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 7, 2023
- address3000 S Drake Ave, Chicago 60623
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is La Esperanza clean?
La Esperanza is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 7, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Esperanza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LARGE CRACK IN WALL OVER DOORWAY OF WASHROOM. OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILE ON SALESFLOOR NEAR TAQUERIA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP ON FILTERS IN HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINRTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP ON FILTERS IN HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINRTAIN.
When was La Esperanza last inspected?
La Esperanza has 17 inspections on record going back to August 20, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| July 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2022 | Fail | |
| November 2, 2020 | Pass | |
| April 16, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 27, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 24, 2018 | Fail | |
| September 19, 2018 | Fail | |
| September 22, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 16, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions |
La Esperanza vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 July 7, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.