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La Michoacana

March 11, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS LOCATED AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION LOCATED AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A HAND DRYING PROVISION (PAPER TOWELS) AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:1) OBSERVED COOKED CARNITAS AT AN INADEQUATE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 109.4F LOCATED IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP/CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES FOR ALL HOT HOLDING TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE 8LBS OF COOKED CARNITAS VALUED AT $100. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID FOOD DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 21
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3-501.17 OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY READY TO EAT FOODS (COOKED CHICKEN, COOKED RICE) LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND PREP COOLER AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT DISCARD DATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PRODUCT DISCARD DATE LABELS FOR ALL TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY RTE FOODS THAT ARE HELD FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE. MANAGER PROVIDED DISCARD DATE LABELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED A HOT HOLDING UNIT (WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE) AT AN INADEQUATE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 108.4F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID UNIT SO THAT THE HOT HOLDING UNIT ALWAYS MAINTAINS AN ADEQUATE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. SAID UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 33
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO CLOSED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING RE-USED AS A FLOOR LINER. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND DO NOT RE-USE CARDBOARD.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 4-202.18 OBSERVED VARIOUS VENT HOOD FILTERS MISSING FROM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE VENT HOOD FILTERS.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 5, 2019: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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