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La Esquinita
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 13, 2014
- address3424 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60618
Is La Esquinita clean?
La Esquinita is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 13, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at La Esquinita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST RESTRICT USING CARRYOUT BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE, MUST INVEST IN FOOD GRADE BAGS, AND RESEAL RUSTY WIRE SHELVING IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER,Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST RESTRICT USING CARRYOUT BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE, MUST INVEST IN FOOD GRADE BAGS, AND RESEAL RUSTY WIRE SHELVING IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER,
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOOR INSIDE THE FURNACE ROOM FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA, AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN SAME AREA,Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOOR INSIDE THE FURNACE ROOM FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA, AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN SAME AREA,
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE AT FLOOR MOP SINK, TO PREVENT SEWER BACK-UP,
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT AREA, CLEAN AND BETTER ORGANIZE AREA, PROVIDE SHELVING TO BETTER ORGANIZE AREAS,
When was La Esquinita last inspected?
La Esquinita has 3 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| January 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2013 | Pass |
La Esquinita vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 36% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 290 clean, 73 mid, 440 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 January 13, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.