Chicago
23
BEAT

Esquina Barra

2700 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · Logan Square · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
23/100

Clean record — passed all 6 inspections

Inspections
6
0 passed
Last Inspected
2020-12-04
Pass Rate
0%
0 failures
Score
23/100
BEAT
6 consecutive passes, most recently 2020-12-04
No failures across all 6 inspections on record
Sanitation issues found across 19 inspections
Pest Activity issues found across 7 inspections
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Sanitation critical 19×
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Pest Activity critical
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Other critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Food Storage & Handling critical
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Documentation & Training critical
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Food Temperature serious
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Facility Condition minor
2020-12-04 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 5
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.14 MUST PROVIDE SIGNAGE AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY.

critical Sanitation

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.14 OBSERVED EXPOSED SEWAGE PIPES ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT THAT LEADS TO THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. PIPES MUST BE FULLY ENCASED, WITH NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE MATERIALS IN ALL FOOD STORAGE AND FOOD PREP AREAS ...

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-203.13 MUST PROVIDE A SEPARATE SERVICE SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER BEHIND THE SMALL SIDE BAR THAT IS NEXT TO THE OUTDOOR PATIO.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.16 MUST PROVIDE A CLEANABLE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA THAT LEADS FROM THE STAIRCASE BETWEEN THE SIDE BAR AND MAIN BAR ON THE 1ST FLOOR. THE CEILING MUST COVER THE AREA ABOVE THE PREP COOLER AND ICE MACHINES AND THE AREA ABOVE THE PREP...

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13 MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS.

2020-10-09 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 18
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK IN COOKING AREA OF KITCHEN. MUST INSTALL DEDICATED, EXPOSED HAND SINK, WITH PLUMBED HOT/COLD WATER, SOAP/PAPER TOWELS, AND A HAND WASHING SIGN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-033(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE SIGNAGE AT ALL HAND SINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

MUST REMOVE ELECTRICAL FLY TRAP INSTALLED NEAR DISH MACHINE. MUST RELOCATE AWAY FROM FOOD PREPARATION AREA.

critical Sanitation

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED EXPOSED SEWAGE PIPES ABOVE FOOD PREP IN BASEMENT. MUST BE FULLY ENCASED, WITH NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE MATERIALS IN ALL FOOD STORAGE, FOOD PREP AREAS IN BASEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED EXPOSED SEWAGE PIPES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ABOVE THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS.

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

OBSERVED TABLEWEAR UTENSILS STORED UPRIGHT IN TRAY IN SERVICE STATION. MUST PROPERLY STORED UTENSILS (SPOON, FORKS, ETC.) INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Other

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

OBSERVED UNPROTECTED STRAWS IN CUP ON BAR. MUST PREVENT BARE HAND CONTACT OR MISCELLANOUS SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. MUST PROVIDE DISPENSER OR INDIVIDUALLY PREWRAPPED STRAWS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED RAW WOOD ON COUNTERS AT FRONT PREP AREA (ON THE 2004 N. MILKWAUKEE SIDE). MUST PAINT OR SEAL ALL RAW WOOD TO MAKE NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST REMOVE PLASTIC DRAIN PLATE IN HAND SINK IN BAR. MUST REMOVE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED HAND SINK NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY, AND DRAINING INTO DUMP SINK BELOW IN SMALL BAR NEAR BACK PATIO. MUST PROVIDE SEPARATE SERVICE SINK, WITH PLUMBED HOT/COLD WATER.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE CONNECTED TO CITY WATER SUPPLY IN REAR OF RESTAURANT NEAR KITCHEN.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTABLES (GARBAGE) INSIDE WOMEN'S RESTROOMS.

minor Sanitation

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED LIDS ON DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINTED. MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST SEAL BRICK WALL BEHIND SERVER STATION IN REAR OF RESTAURANT TO MAKE NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED HOLES IN WALLS UNDER SINKS AND AROUND PIPES THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.MUST SEAL ALL WALLS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SEVERAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT NOT IN USE IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ANY EQUIPMENT NOT IN USE TO PREVENT PEST HABORAGE. OBSERVED ITEMS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOORS UNDER BARS, SERVER STATION AND IN BASEMENT. MUST ORGANIZE ANY CLUTTER AND ELEVATE...

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN THE 1 DOOR COOLER IN KITCHEN AND LIGHT OVER BASMENT PREP UNDER KITCHEN. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR ALL AREAS, WITH PROTECTIVE SHEILDING.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS.

2020-10-08 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 8
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE SIGNAGE AT ALL HAND SINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED RAW WOOD ON COUNTERS AT FRONT PREP AREA (ON THE 2004 N. MILKWAUKEE SIDE). MUST PAINT OR SEAL ALL RAW WOOD TO MAKE NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.

serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED DISH MACHINE (IN BAR) IN USE WITHOUT REQUIRED SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED ALL UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED WHEN DISH MACHINE USED. DISH MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. ALL GLASSES AT BAR WILL BE TAKEN TO KITCHEN D...

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTABLES (GARBAGE) INSIDE WOMEN'S RESTROOMS.

minor Sanitation

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED LIDS ON DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINTED. MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST SEAL BRICK WALL BEHIND SERVER STATION IN REAR OF RESTAURANT TO MAKE NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SEVERAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT NOT IN USE IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ANY EQUIPMENT NOT IN USE TO PREVENT PEST HABORAGE. OBSERVED ITEMS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOORS UNDER BARS, SERVER STATION AND IN BASEMENT. MUST ORGANIZE ANY CLUTTER AND ELEVATE...

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS.

2020-06-11 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 7
serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED GREEN SALSA AT 47.7F INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS OF FOOD WORTH $50. PRIORITY 7-38-005. NO C...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR TO THE PARKING LOT FROM THE DISH ROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF ALL OUTER OPENINGS.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS FROM THE BASEMENT FLOOR.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FOOD AND EQUIPMENT ON SHELVING UNITS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA UNDER WASTE WATER PIPES. MUST REMOVE FOOD AND EQUIPMENT STORED UNDERNEATH THE WASTE WATER PIPES.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED MISSING BASEBOARD ALONG THE WALLS IN THE DISH ROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WHERE MISSING.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE DISH ROOM ESPECIALLY UNDER THE DISH MACHINE.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

2019-06-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 8
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED A PREP AREA IN ( ICE MACHINE) BASEMENT.MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION- NO CITATION ISSUED)

serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 4LBS. COOKED CORN 47.8F DATED 6/13,6LBS. COOKED BEANS 44.9F DATED 6/12,6LBS. COOKED CHICKEN WINGS 46.4F DATED 6/13,2-2LBS. CONTAINERS COOKED GREEN PORK 45.1F-45.3F DATED 6/12,3LBS. DICED TOMATOES 46.0F DATED 6/12,4LB...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED AN APPX. "1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM AND SIDE OF DOUBLE FRONT DOORS AND ALONG BOTTOM OF DISH WASHING AREA DOOR.MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FOOD AND PAPER ON SHELVING UNITS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA UNDER WASTE PIPES.MUST REMOVE ARTICLES OR ENCLOSE PIPES WITH CASING.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FRYER CABINETS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FAUCET AT HAND SINK IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE AND MISSING WALL BASE UNDER DISH MACHINE AND LIQUOR STORAGE AREA.SEAL GAPS IN BRICKS AROUND BASEMENT DOOR LEADING TO THE OUTSIDE AREA.

2018-07-26 Pass w/ Conditions License
CRITICAL 5
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

- FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

- FOUND NO PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO IMPLEMENT AN APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE, WITH NECESSARY SUPPLIES, AND TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

- FOUND NO DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON MENU. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER AND TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

- FOUND THE FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN TO BE UNSEALED, ROUGH, AND NOT EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

- FOUND NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICES MANAGERS MUST MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE.

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