La Estrella

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 35 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERD ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE DELI MEAT COUNTER. MUST REMOVE AND DETAIL CLEAN AFFECTED AREA. ALSO MUST CALL PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED TO COVER SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLER AND DEFROST DEEP FREEZER IN THE REAR.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FAUCET NECK AT THE 3 COMP SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH A LEAK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING ALONG THE WALL BASE AND INCORNERS THROUGH TO REMOVE SPILLS AND/OR DEBRIS.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIRMENTS OR CIATION WILL FOLLOW.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 25, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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