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La Morenita Michoacana
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 13, 2019
- address4434 W 59Th St, Chicago 60629
Is La Morenita Michoacana clean?
La Morenita Michoacana is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 13, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Morenita Michoacana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 13, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING FOR REFRIGERATED READY TO EAT FOOD(HAM, SLICED MELONS, DICED TOMATOES, YOGURT). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL AND DATE ALL REFRIGERATED READY TO EAT TCS FOOD HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PACKAGED DESSERTS AND CHIPS DISPLAYED FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH NAME OF FOOD, INGREDIENTS, NET WEIGHT, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED HANDLES OF DISPENSING UTENSILS STORED INSIDE TOPPINGS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE HANDLES ABOVE FOOD TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED HANDLES OF DISPENSING UTENSILS STORED INSIDE TOPPINGS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE HANDLES ABOVE FOOD TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED LOOSE GASKET ON RIGHT DOOR OF TWO-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED TOILET SLOWLY FLUSHING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR TOILET AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was La Morenita Michoacana last inspected?
La Morenita Michoacana has 7 inspections on record going back to August 10, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| November 8, 2021 | — | |
| June 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 8, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2015 | — |
La Morenita Michoacana vs West Elsdon
West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 10% of them.
Other spots in West Elsdon
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 June 13, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.