La Michoacana

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OVER 30 RAT DROPPINGS WERE FOUND UNDER THE BASEMENT STAIRS AND IN THE CRAWL SPACE NEXT TO THE BASEMENT DOOR. THE REAR BASEMENT DOOR AND PIPE CHASE ABOVE SAID DOOR HAS 1" GAPS, SEVERAL HOLES WERE FOUND AROUND THE FRONT BASEMENT AND STAIRWELL. REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AND SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS SO THEY ARE PEST PROOF.
  code 18
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: THE KNIVES ARE STORED IN A DIRTY, DAMAGED CARD BOARD BOX, STORE THE KNIVES IN A CLEAN AND SANITARY PLACE.
  code 31
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: THE LIGHT SHIELDS ARE MISSING THE END CAPS, REPAIR THE LIGHTING SO IT IS PROPERLY SHIELDED.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE FRONT HANDSINK DRAINS SLOWLY, REPAIR SO THE WATER DRAINS QUICKLY. THE REAR KITCHEN HANDSINK AREA IS CLUTTERED AND DIRTY, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN SANITARY CONDITION. THE ICE MACHINE AND HOT WATER HEATER LEAK. REPAIR LEAKING PLUMBING IN ORDER TO DENY RATS A WATER SOURCE.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: THE SPACE UNDER THE WALK IN COOLER IS FULL OF DEBRIS, CLEAN OUT SAID AREA SO IT DOSENT BECOME A RAT HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 27, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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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