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Paleteria La Monarca Michoacana Llc

April 27, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE AND SMALL CONTAINERS OF CONDIMENTS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL CONTAINERS HOLDING FOOD OR FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGES WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD. CORRECTED BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION LARGE AND SMALL CONTAINERS OF CONDIMENTS LABELED WITH COMMON NAME BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE POTTED PLANTS STORED ON SHELF ABOVE ICE CREAM FREEZER IN FRONT OF PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LIVE PLANTS FROM SHELF ABOVE ICE CREAM FREEZER IN FOOD PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE CREAM.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF DRINKS STORED ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH TABLE IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL LINING INTERIOR TOP NEAR LID OF FREEZER FOR ICE CREAM IN PREP AREA NEAR DIPPER WELL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ALUMINUM FOIL LINING FROM INTERIOR OF ICE CREAM FREEZER IN PREP AREA NEAR DIPPER WELL, NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION-RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP AT TOP INTERIOR OF REFRIGERATOR INSIDE BOTH FANS AND UNDERNEATH FANS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP FROM TOP INTERIOR OF REFRIGERATOR INSIDE BOTH FANS AND UNDERNEATH FANS AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED MOP STORED INSIDE BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP DRYING RACK FOR PROPER DRAINAGE AND DRYING OF MOPS TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 21, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings 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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