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Restaurant La Esperanza
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 17, 2016
- address1864 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago 60608
Is Restaurant La Esperanza clean?
Restaurant La Esperanza is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 17, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Restaurant La Esperanza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED 2 POTS NOT ABLE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMERGE IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER UNUSED DISH MACHINE ARE IN NEED OF CLEANING ALONG THE WALL AND IN ALL CORNERS TO REMOVE DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER UNUSED DISH MACHINE ARE IN NEED OF CLEANING ALONG THE WALL AND IN ALL CORNERS TO REMOVE DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED MOP HEADS BEING STORED IN THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE MOP HEADS UPRIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
When was Restaurant La Esperanza last inspected?
Restaurant La Esperanza has 14 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| March 17, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 23, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 19, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 17, 2010 | Pass |
Restaurant La Esperanza vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 17, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.