Paleteria Estrella Michoacana

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 3, 2024 →
• address2716 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608

Is Paleteria Estrella Michoacana clean?

Paleteria Estrella Michoacana is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 16, 2025, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on December 3, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Paleteria Estrella Michoacana?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 3, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness

When was Paleteria Estrella Michoacana last inspected?

Paleteria Estrella Michoacana has 12 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2017.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 3, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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