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Carnitas Michoacan, Inc
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
- address4235 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60629
Is Carnitas Michoacan, Inc clean?
Carnitas Michoacan, Inc is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Carnitas Michoacan, Inc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED BUILD UP ON INTERIOR RIGHT SIDE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MEAT STORED IN GRAY CANS NOT MARKED AS FOOD GRADE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE WITH FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS OR PROVIDE VERIFICATION.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DEBRIS ON FLOOR BESIDE OF HOT WATER TANK IN FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Carnitas Michoacan, Inc last inspected?
Carnitas Michoacan, Inc has 10 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 13, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2022 | Fail | |
| February 10, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 20, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 9, 2016 | Pass |
Carnitas Michoacan, Inc vs West Lawn
West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.