Las Esperanzas

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PINK SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE INTERNAL LID OF ICE MACHINE EQUIPMENT DRIPPING ON TO ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOD CONTACT SURFACE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXIT DOOR LOCATED IN PREP OPEN AT THE TIME IF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLOSE IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND CONTAMINATION.
  code 38
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDERS TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 8, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.