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La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 8, 2024
- address4600 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60641
Is La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop clean?
La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 8, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 8, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDSOAP AVAILABLE AT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED HANDSOAP FOR THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD: HOT DOGS STORED AT IMPOPER TEMPERATURE(46.7F) IN FRONT DISPLAY COOLER . INFORMED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TCS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 41.0F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 5LBS OF HOT DOGS VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $10. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD AND FOIL BEING USED AS LINER ON SHELVES IN FRONT PREP AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ESNRUE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
When was La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop last inspected?
La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop has 5 inspections on record going back to July 21, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| October 8, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 21, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions |
La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 October 8, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.