La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 22, 2023
• address3509 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625

Is La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop clean?

La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 22, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19-OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DEEP CLEAN OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14-OBSERVED TWO TABLE TOP FRYERS IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH NO VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM INSTALLED ABOVE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AAND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • 6-304.11-OBSERVED DUSTY VENT COVER IN WASHROOM REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-202.11-OBSERVED LIGHT OUT IN FRONT PREP AREA IN FRONT OF DOUBLE FRYER. OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN TWO DOOR COOLER IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14-OBSERVED TWO TABLE TOP FRYERS IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH NO VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM INSTALLED ABOVE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AAND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • 6-304.11-OBSERVED DUSTY VENT COVER IN WASHROOM REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-202.11-OBSERVED LIGHT OUT IN FRONT PREP AREA IN FRONT OF DOUBLE FRYER. OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN TWO DOOR COOLER IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

When was La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop last inspected?

La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop has 3 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2023.

La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 22, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.