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LA ESQUINA SABROSA RESTAURANT

2730 W WATERS AVE

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/19/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10767897

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Located on front serving line Reach in coolers. Repeat Violation
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee personal drink on kitchen prep table. Employee relocated drink to an approved location during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of potatoes, bag of black beans, box of chicken base, and 2 cases of frying oil stored on floor of dry storage room adjacent to Walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Two raw pork butts thawing in dry storage room at room temperature. Employee relocated meats into Reach in cooler during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in bin not labeled in front line service area. Operator added label during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Frozen corn stored in shopping bag in kitchen Reach in freezer. Repeat Violation
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw pork in back kitchen Reach in cooler. Raw pork stored over cooked tripe soup in Walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shell eggs 86F at 10:20am, cooked plantains 87F at 10:20am. Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled cutting board on front service line Reach in cooler.
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Flan, sliced Swiss cheese, deli meats, and milk in front line Reach in cooler. Operator added date during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 46-01-4:Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Back kitchen exit blocked by trash can, trash and mop bucket. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 1/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8867629

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Handleless Single service container used as scoop in rice bin. Employee removed container during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates and stock pot ps stored on dry storage rack in back kitchen not inverted. Operator inverted plates and pots during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Located on front line Reach in cooler and back kitchen area, multiple cutting boards.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phones stored on shelf over kitchen Reach in cooler. Employee relocated phones to an approved location during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Located on dry storage rack in back kitchen area.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of bottles water on floor of pantry storage room. Container of chicken bullion on floor of pantry storage room. Container of pickles on floor of Walk in cooler.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored in cutting board on front line.
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Vitamins and skin ointments stored over Reach in cooler in back kitchen. Employee relocated all items to an approved location during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw pork belly stored in shopping bags in Walk in cooler.
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw beef in back kitchen Reach in cooler. Raw chicken stored over raw beef tripe and raw pig feet in Walk in cooler. Operator relocated all raw chicken to an approved location during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked beef tempted at 59F at 10am; placed in Reach in cooler at 7pm previous night. Cooked chicken tempted at 58F at 10am; placed in Reach in cooler at 7pm previous night.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked beef tempted at 59F at 10am; placed in Reach in cooler at 7pm previous night. Cooked chicken tempted at 58F at 10am; placed in Reach in cooler at 7pm previous night.
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. No date marking for queso in kitchen Reach in cooler. Employee date marked queso during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Inside of deli slicer handle is soiled with food debris.
  • 46-01-4:Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Kitchen exit blocked by a speed cart and trash can.