La Michoacana

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (MILK, CUT UP WATERMELON) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH DRY PRODUCTS (PECANS, CINNAMON, RAISINS, SPRINKLES) WITHOUT PROPER COMMON FOOD NAME MARKINGS. MUST LABEL BULK AND WORKING FOOD CONTAINERS WITH CONTENTS COMMON NAME. MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
  code 37
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP, AND WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOOD 6" OFF FLOOR.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT THE KITCHEN AREA, DISHWASHING AREA, AND DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED CLUTTER OF EQUIPMENT, CARDBOARD BOXES AND OTHER UNUSED ITEMS ON FLOORS IN THE CORNER OF THE KITCHEN NEXT TO ICE CREAM MACHINE. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS TO ALLOW CLEANING AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS. • OBSERVED FEW LOOSE FITTING CEILING TILES ABOVE BACK PREP AREA. MUST MAKE THE CEILING TILES TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 14, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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