La Michoacana Suprema is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 7, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid π¬.
What did inspectors find at La Michoacana Suprema?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 7, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π€sick-employee policy not followedcritical
Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting β’ OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
π€staff working while sickcritical
Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events β’ OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
π§food not cooled down right
Proper Date Marking And Disposition β’ OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING FOR REFRIGERATED READY TO EAT TCS FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL AND DATE ALL TCS FOOD HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
β οΈContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL STOCK SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL STOCK SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
β οΈIn-Use Utensils: Properly Stored β’ OBSERVED HANDLES OF DISPENSING UTENSILS INSIDE TOPPINGS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE HANDLES ABOVE FOOD TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored β’ OBSERVED HANDLES OF DISPENSING UTENSILS INSIDE TOPPINGS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE HANDLES ABOVE FOOD TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
β οΈSingle-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used β’ OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE FORKS AND SPOONS NOT INVERTED UNDER CASH REGISTER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SIGLE SERVICE UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used β’ OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE FORKS AND SPOONS NOT INVERTED UNDER CASH REGISTER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SIGLE SERVICE UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
β οΈAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training β’ OBSERVED NO VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training β’ OBSERVED NO VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
π₯allergen training missing
Allergen Training As Required β’ OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was La Michoacana Suprema last inspected?
La Michoacana Suprema has 12 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2010.
date
result
score
April 3, 2023
closed by the city
December 9, 2021
β
June 7, 2019
Pass w/ Conditions
March 2, 2017
Pass
April 5, 2016
Pass
March 23, 2016
Fail
July 6, 2015
β
September 26, 2014
Pass
June 6, 2013
Pass
March 15, 2012
Pass
June 22, 2011
Pass
October 25, 2010
Pass
La Michoacana Suprema vs West Lawn
West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants β 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 7, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.