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La Esquina Del Sabor
March 30, 2026 · Score 26
🫥not rated
- official resultScore 26
- score26 pts
- inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- failed findings7
- critical findings4
Failed findings
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staff skipping handwashingcriticalOfficial wording: Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
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food left out / unprotectedcriticalOfficial wording: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
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utensils stored sketchycriticalOfficial wording: Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
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grimy wiping clothscriticalOfficial wording: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
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equipment / surface issueOfficial wording: Thawing procedure improper.
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food contact surfaces dirtyOfficial wording: Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
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equipment / surface issueOfficial wording: Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Score 19 on December 4, 2024: Score changed by +7 points. 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.
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This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.
Source: NYC Open Data.