Las Delicias Michel Ice Cream Shop

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 7, 2025
• address3115 W 71St St, Chicago 60629

Is Las Delicias Michel Ice Cream Shop clean?

Las Delicias Michel Ice Cream Shop is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Las Delicias Michel Ice Cream Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY AT THE START TIME OF INSPECTION AT 1:45PM WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFEFTY FOODS ARE STORED, PREPARED AND/OR SERVED. MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 2:05AM. INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING OF FROZEN MANGO ICE CREAM ON BACK PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO THAW PROPERLY.
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING OF FROZEN MANGO ICE CREAM ON BACK PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO THAW PROPERLY.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS (WALNUTS AND CHOCOLATE SPRINKLES) WITH NO LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD ITEM ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP/DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD ITEM ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP/DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH NO HAIR NET/RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH NO HAIR NET/RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF UTENSIL (KNIFE) ON PREP AREA TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF UTENSIL (KNIFE) ON PREP AREA TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD ITEMS (CORN) IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN FREEZER UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY IN FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE FROM REPORT #2596161 DATED ON 6/12/24; PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED #39 - 3-307.11 MISSING SPLASHGUARD INBETWEEN HANDWASH SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE FROM REPORT #2596161 DATED ON 6/12/24; PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED #39 - 3-307.11 MISSING SPLASHGUARD INBETWEEN HANDWASH SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Las Delicias Michel Ice Cream Shop last inspected?

Las Delicias Michel Ice Cream Shop has 5 inspections on record going back to October 10, 2023.

Las Delicias Michel Ice Cream Shop vs Chicago Lawn

Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 May 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.