Restaurant La Esperanza

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK OR RECEIPTS OF SERVICE ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION-CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN HOOD & FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL ALL HOLES IN BRICK WALLS IN DINING AREA, ALL WALLS MUST WELL CONSTRUCTED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. PAINT WALL IN REAR BY WASHROOM. SEAL HOLES IN PAINTED WALLS IN DINING ROOM ALSO. CLEAN WALL ALONG SIDE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM BASEMENT AREA.
  code 41

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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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