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Las Esperanzas
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 15, 2026
- address1758 W 47Th St, Chicago 60609
Is Las Esperanzas clean?
Las Esperanzas is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Las Esperanzas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • Inaccurate food temperature probe thermometer, thermometer was off by 12 degrees. Instructed manager to obtain good accurate food thermometer. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • Using grocery bags to store frozen food in basement's chest freezers. instructed not to use grocery bags for food storage.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Live pottery plant stored in food prep area, instructed to keep away from food production.
When was Las Esperanzas last inspected?
Las Esperanzas has 26 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 26, 2022 | Fail | |
| October 13, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2021 | Fail | |
| August 6, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2020 | Fail |
Las Esperanzas vs New City
New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.
Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.