Restaurant La Esperanza

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER IN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, 62.7F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD FOOD, AND THAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES F OR BELOW.COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN REACH IN COOLER IN THE PREP AREA. RAW BEEF 66.2F, CHICKEN 52.7F, GUACOMOLE 58.1F. HAM 59.3F, CHORIZO 59.3F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 20LBS, ITEMS VALUED AT $175. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN GROCERY BAGS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT FOOD CAN NOT BE STORED IN GROCERY BAGS, MUST USE PROPER FOOD STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE CUSTOMER DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE. OBSERVED DUST AND GREASE BUILD-UP ON HOOD FILTERS OVER THE GRILL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY RAGS STORED ON FOOD COUNTER TOPS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT DIRTY TOWELS MUST BE STORED IN A SANITIZER BUCKET AT ALL TIMES.
  code 43
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ONSITE. INFORMED MANAGER ON HOW TO OBTAIN CERTIIFCATIONS AND PROVIDED HER WITH CLASS INFROMATION.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 19, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings 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.

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