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Esencia Urban Kitchen

February 13, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO TRAYS WITH BREADS/PASTRY ITEMS UNCOVERED AND UNPROTECTED AT THE FRONT COUNTER WHERE CUSTOMERS ARE SEATED. FACILITY IMMEDIATELY REMOVED SAID FOODS UPON NOTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT ALL FOODS MUST BE PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, AND DISPLAY AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT# 1441401 DATED 8-29-14 NOT CORRECTED: "NO EXPOSED HANDSINK CONVENIENTLY ACCESSIBLE IN THE DISHWASHING AREA." INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: TORN GASKET AT ONE DOOR FREEZER IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL UNDER THE JUICING STATION AND TO MAINTAIN.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 29, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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