La Michoakana

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (ICE CREAM, SMOOTHIES, ETC). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
  code 21
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT DISPLAYED OR VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. INSTD TO HAVE DISPLAYED AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010B SERIOUS.
  code 28
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: PRE PACKAGED PALETAS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL SAME. DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO DO SO.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MISSING LIDS FOR DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS. PROVIDE SAME.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CRACKED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
  code 34
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
  Inspector note: TOILET ROOM DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTD TO CORRECT SAME.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PLASTIC WRAP NOTED AROUND PIPE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME AND HAVE PROPER AIR GAP AS DESIGNED.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IMPROPERLY STORED (MEDICATION, ETC) . INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 18, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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