Esquina Del Sabor Catrocho

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJuly 5, 2018
• address2525 N Laramie Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Esquina Del Sabor Catrocho clean?

Esquina Del Sabor Catrocho is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 5, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Esquina Del Sabor Catrocho?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 5, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE NO CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(A)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP KIT AND POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. NO CITATION ISSUED. PRIORITY VIOLATION#: 7-38-005
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE DRINK FROM AN OPEN CUP IN THE PREP AREA.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLE GARBAGE IN THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA AND RETURN TO HANDLE FOOD UTENSILS AND SEAT GUESTS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS IN BETWEEN THESE ACTIVITIES. PRIORITY VIOLATION#: 7-38-010
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOODS IN THE COOLERS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELING. MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SPOON IN GRATED CHEESE CONTAINER IN COOLER WITH HANDLE STORED DIRECTLY ON THE CHEESE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SPOON IN GRATED CHEESE CONTAINER IN COOLER WITH HANDLE STORED DIRECTLY ON THE CHEESE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING BEING USED UNDER JUICE MACHINE, IN MOP SINK AREA, AND ABOVE THE PREP TABLE. OBSERVED WICKER WOOD BASKETS BEING USED AS BOWLS TO SERVE READY TO EAT FOOD TO CUSTOMERS IN. MUST PROVIDE NON-POROUS, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, SURFACE. • MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD TO HANDWASH SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND PREP TABLE AREA. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS ENCRUSTED ONTO THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE STOVE, OVEN AND THE FRYER IN THE PREP AREA. OBSERVED EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS ENCRUSTED ONTO THE VENTILATION HOOD IN THE PREP AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • UNABLE TO OBSERVE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESS DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG FLOOR BASES. • OBSERVED VENT COVER IN TOILET ROOM COVERED IN EXCESS DEBRIS. • OBSERVED MOPS NOT IN USE STORED ON FLOOR OF UTILITY CLOSET. • OBSERVED 1" GAP ALONG FRONT DOOR SIDE AND BOTTOM. MUST PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING SEAL.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: PA 100-0367

When was Esquina Del Sabor Catrocho last inspected?

Esquina Del Sabor Catrocho has 5 inspections on record going back to February 19, 2016.

Esquina Del Sabor Catrocho vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 5, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.