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La Esquinita Catracha
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 23, 2015
- address2525 N Laramie Ave, Chicago 60639
Is La Esquinita Catracha clean?
La Esquinita Catracha is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 23, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Esquinita Catracha?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY. MUST STORE INVERTED.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY. MUST STORE INVERTED.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN BEHIND DEEP FRYER AREAS. MUST CLEAN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN BEHIND DEEP FRYER AREAS. MUST CLEAN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND HOLES IN WALLS BEHIND COOLER NEXT TO STOVE AREAS. MUST SEAL.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND HOLES IN WALLS BEHIND COOLER NEXT TO STOVE AREAS. MUST SEAL.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • FOUND NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS. MUST PROVIDE.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • FOUND NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS. MUST PROVIDE.
When was La Esquinita Catracha last inspected?
La Esquinita Catracha has 8 inspections on record going back to November 28, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| October 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2013 | Fail | |
| July 26, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2011 | Pass |
La Esquinita Catracha 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 43% 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 October 23, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.