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Restaurant La Esperanza

November 19, 2014 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
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: REPLACE OR REPAIR RUSTY SHELVINGS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH AND MAINTAIN. REPAIR DOOR TO LARGE ICE MACHINE BEHIND BAR AND MAINTAIN.
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 ALSO INTERIOR SURFACE OF CANOPY ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN BOTTOM OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND WHEELS OF EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE,GASKETS AROUND 2 DOOR COOLER,INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF UNUSED DISHMACHINE,EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP LOCATED IN BASEMENT NEEDS A DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
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 DEBRIS, 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)BAR AND MAINTAIN.CLEAN FLOOR MATS IN KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN. ALSO,SEAL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS ON GROUND WHERE NOTED TO MANAGER IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REMOVE DUST FROM VENTILATION FANS INSIDE TOILET ROOMS AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIORS OF LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: STOCK ITEMS STORED IN BASEMENT MUST BE PROPERLY STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL,EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN A DESIGNATED AREA NOT ON DRY STORAGE SHELVING AT REAR,ALSO OUTSIDE NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED REMOVE CLUTTER AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 17, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

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