La Esperanza

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON 1-DOOR PREP COOLER IN PREP AREA. ALSO, INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE HAND SINK AND THE UTENSIL STORAGE RACK NEXT TO THE 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DROED FOOD DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES AND FROM FOOD & NON-FOOD STORAGE COMPARTMENTS IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR SLOW DRAINS IN 3-COMP AND HANDWASHING SINKS IN PREP AREA. ALSO, REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET BASE ON 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN STAFF TOILET ROOM FOR FEMININE HYGIENE NEEDS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST ORGANIZE OR REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REPLACE MISSING AND STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD FILTER ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS ON THE SALES FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 16, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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.