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Lindo Michoacan
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 7, 2026
- address3142-3148 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Lindo Michoacan clean?
Lindo Michoacan is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lindo Michoacan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FISH STORED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE IN BOTH SEAFOOD COOLERS LOCATED IN THE RESTAURANT SECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT NOT STORE FOOD ITEMS DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH ICE. • OBSERVED FACILITY USING A SMALL BOWL AS A SCOOP FOR HOT RICE IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IN RESTAURANT SECTION. INSTRUCTED TO USE A SCOOP OR UTENSIL WITH A HANDLE TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FISH STORED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE IN BOTH SEAFOOD COOLERS LOCATED IN THE RESTAURANT SECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT NOT STORE FOOD ITEMS DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH ICE. • OBSERVED FACILITY USING A SMALL BOWL AS A SCOOP FOR HOT RICE IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IN RESTAURANT SECTION. INSTRUCTED TO USE A SCOOP OR UTENSIL WITH A HANDLE TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SEVERAL SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE COUNTERS AND PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT THE RESTAURANT AREA AND WAIT STATION SECTION. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL WIPE CLOTHS STORED IN PROPER SANITZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD IN THE SEAFOOD SECTION IN POOR CONDITION WITH DEEP SCRATCHES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SEVERAL SOILED MOPS ON THE FLOOR AND MOPS STORED INSIDE OF WET MOP BUCKETS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL MOPS HANGED WHEN NOT IN USE TO ALLOW TO DRY ROPERLY.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE MECHANICAL VENTILATION FANS IN ALL RESTROOMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FANS AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE MECHANICAL VENTILATION FANS IN ALL RESTROOMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FANS AND MAINTAIN.
When was Lindo Michoacan last inspected?
Lindo Michoacan has 20 inspections on record going back to January 21, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 23, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 26, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 31, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 19, 2019 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 27, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 26, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Lindo Michoacan vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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 April 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.