La Michoacana Premium
Last inspected: May 16, 2022
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Score
Across the available record, La Michoacana Premium has six inspections on file, the first dated 2019. Inspectors last stopped by on May 16, 2022. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit. The most recent inspection at La Michoacana Premium is from May 16, 2022, and nothing newer appears in the public record.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around three violations each.
“Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” comes up most often, recorded three times in the inspection record.
Restaurants in Chicago average 81, so La Michoacana Premium is doing better than most peers. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
May 16, 2022
Reinspection
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR THE UNUSED ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE BEFORE USE.
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May 5, 2022
Complaint
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A COLD HOLDING UNIT AND A REFRIGERATOR; OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LBS OF KEFIR AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 51F, ABOUT 20 LBS OF CHEESE AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 55F, ABOUT 20 LBS OF MAYO AT 56F-63F AND ABOUT 1 LB OF CUT MELONS AT 52F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. THE MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
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Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: 4-301.11 OBSERVED A REFRIGERATION UNIT, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE, AT AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 55F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 40 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AND UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE SMALL FLIES ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: 3-601.11 OBSERVED PREPACKAGED CHIPS FOR SALE AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE BUSINESS NAME, BUSINESS ADDRESS, AND INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR WAS NOT TIGHT FITTING NOR PEST PROOFED AT THE TOP BY THE SIGN AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT DOOR WITH A ONE-INCH GAP AT THE TOP OF BOTH DOORS AND BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID FRONT ENTRANCE TIGHT-FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: 4-903.11(A; B;D) OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS BEING STORED BEHIND THE FAUCET OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CUTTING BOARDS PROPERLY TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR THE UNUSED ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE BEFORE USE.
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Sep 29, 2021
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE BASE OF THE WALL IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AT THE EXIT DOOR A GAP AT LEAST AN INCH. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CRACKED TILES IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AS IT WOULD MAKE IT EASY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP AROUND AND BEHIND THE DEEP FREEZERS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Nov 16, 2020
Reinspection
1 minor violation.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Nov 5, 2020
Routine
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO TAKE TEMPERATURES OF COLD AND HOT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Mar 20, 2019
License
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD PRE-PACKAGED ON SITE AND OFFERED FOR RETAIL SALE WITH OUT LABLES/ CHIPS, CHICHARRON RINGS, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD, INGREDIENTS, QUANTITY OF CONTENTS, NAME AND PLACE OF BUSINESS ETC. ALSO OBSERVED BULK CONTAINER OF SUGAR NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A LARGE PLASTIC 30 GALON GARBAGE CONTAINER TO STORE SUGAR, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM GARBAGE CONTAINER, AND PROVIDE SMALLER FOOD GRADE CONTAINER, ALSO UNABLE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR ALTERNATIVE MANUAL WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES EXPIRED IN 2018, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE NEW/UP TO DATE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was La Michoacana Premium last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at La Michoacana Premium on file is from May 16, 2022. The public record contains six inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at La Michoacana Premium?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at La Michoacana Premium.
Has La Michoacana Premium's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at La Michoacana Premium have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at La Michoacana Premium means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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