La Michoacana - Milwaukee

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 13, 2022
• address2867 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60618

Is La Michoacana - Milwaukee clean?

La Michoacana - Milwaukee is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 13, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at La Michoacana - Milwaukee?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (YOGURTS, ICE CREAM, COOKED CORN ETC.) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED TO CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOODS WHILE (TCS FOODS) ARE BEING HANDLED PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED SOME DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ENCRUSTED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, DETAIL CLEAN INSIDE ICE MACHINE/HAVE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN ICE MACHINE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF KITCHEN CABINETS,PREP TABLES, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,INTERIOR OF COOLER AT REAR DISHWASHING AREA WITH FOOD SPILLAGE.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HANDWASHING SINKS AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. WATER TEMPERATURE AT (55.3F-60.9F). INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER ABOVE 110F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND MINIMUM 100F AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED.
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HANDWASHING SINKS AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. WATER TEMPERATURE AT (55.3F-60.9F). INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER ABOVE 110F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND MINIMUM 100F AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT UTILITY MOP SINK.MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED CLOGGED UTILITY MOP SINK LOCATED IN WASHROOM.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING ISSUE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2521838 DATED:06/23/2021 #48--OBSERVED MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN 3 ADEQUATE WORKING SINK STOPPERS. #51--OBSERVED NO FOOD PREPARATION SINK LOCATED AT FRONT PREP AREA WHERE FRESH FRUIT SQUEEZED JUICES,MILK SHAKES,NACHOS AND CORN ARE MADE TO ORDER.MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. #53--OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. #56--OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOM NOT WORKING.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VENTILATION AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT NOTED VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090,CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2521838 DATED:06/23/2021 #48--OBSERVED MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN 3 ADEQUATE WORKING SINK STOPPERS. #51--OBSERVED NO FOOD PREPARATION SINK LOCATED AT FRONT PREP AREA WHERE FRESH FRUIT SQUEEZED JUICES,MILK SHAKES,NACHOS AND CORN ARE MADE TO ORDER.MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. #53--OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. #56--OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOM NOT WORKING.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VENTILATION AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT NOTED VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090,CITATION ISSUED.

When was La Michoacana - Milwaukee last inspected?

La Michoacana - Milwaukee has 6 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2018.

La Michoacana - Milwaukee vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 December 13, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.