Cafe Esquinita

401 E Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

Passed · Jun 25, 2025 Directions
84
Good BiteKarma score 84 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 2 of 2 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Jun 25, 2025: passed with 4 violations, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized, cited 2 times.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 2 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 25

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Minor Food separated and protected
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
  3. 2023
  4. Passed Oct 18

    Owner Requested Reinspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
    • Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

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