Las Esperanzas

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER AT FRONT TORTILLA PREP AREA WITH BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOOD(TORTILLAS). INSTRUCTED NO BARE HAND CONTACT AND USE OF TONGS OR GLOVES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010.
  code 9Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN REFRIGERATION UNIT NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE LIVE ROACH ON FLOOR AND SEVERAL DEAD ONES WITH OVER 7 LARGE FLIES ON PREMISES. MUST REMOVE. CLEAN SANITIZES AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). • OBSERVED FRONT/SIDE WINDOWS WITH OPENINGS DUE TO DAMAGED GLASS. MUST REPAIR TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PEST.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE UNUSED WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 41
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE FLOORS(REMOVE DEAD ROACHES)THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN FRONT AND PREP AREA.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 10, 2020: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.