La Esperanza Restaurant

1864 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

Passed · Apr 25, 2025 Directions
94
Excellent BiteKarma score 94 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Apr 25, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Apr 25

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Mar 27

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Apr 27

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  7. 2022
  8. Passed Apr 21

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

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