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La Michoakana
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 28, 2022
- address3125 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623
Is La Michoakana clean?
La Michoakana is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 28, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Michoakana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 28, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING TILE IN FLOOR LEADING FROM DINING AREA TO REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was La Michoakana last inspected?
La Michoakana has 11 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2020 | Pass | |
| April 15, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 18, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 6, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 18, 2013 | Pass |
La Michoakana vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 28, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.