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Restaurant La Esperanza

January 17, 2013 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: CLEAN ALL SHELVES INSIDE OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND MAINTAIN. REPAIR DOOR TO LARGE ICE MACHINE BEHIND BAR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED. CLEAN EXTERIOR OF STOVE AND GRILL. CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN THAT AREA, ALSO INTERIOR SURFACE OF CANOPY ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN BOTTOM OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND WHEELS OF EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. CLEAN FLOOR UNDER DISHMACHINE. CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS (AT FOUR COMP, ICE MACHINE AND THREE COMP) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN FLOOR MATS IN KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLES. REMOVE DUST FROM VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH MEN AND WOMENS WASHROOMS IN MIDDLE OF RESTAURANT. REATTACH FANS TO CEILING WHERE LOOSE. CLEAN CEILING TILES IN DISHWASHING AREA OR REPLACE; TILES DISCOLORED AND DARK.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: CLEAN AND PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP IN BASEMENT.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ORGANIZE MOP SINK REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS. RECOMMENDED INSTALLING A MOP RACK FOR PROPER STORAGE OF WET MOP.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 20, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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.