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LA MICHOACANA ICE CREAM SHOP 4

4610 W DIVERSEY AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

LA MICHOACANA ICE CREAM SHOP 4 has been inspected 10 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since December 23, 2014. The most recent inspection, on April 16, 2020, found no infractions.

2 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food source, labelling and allergens, Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded 6 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on February 7, 2019. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 7, 2019. For example: WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on July 20, 2018. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on May 26, 2017. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on December 23, 2014. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

10 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • MUST LABEL PACKAGES OF CHICHARRONES WITH INGREDIENTS AND NAME AND ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER.
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER.
    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IN A CONTAINER OF STANDING WATER ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN-USE UTENSILS PROPERLY.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • REPAIR THE LEAK UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND REPAIR THE MIDDLE AND RIGHT SINK STOPPER LEVERS SO THAT THE SINK BASINS CAN HOLD WATER IN THEM.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  3. Canvass

    9 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(a) NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • OBSERVED A SLIGHT DIRT/DEBRIS ACCUMULATION INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE BIN. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREA.
    • 23. PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
      • MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION OF REFRIDGERATED TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKING FOR THE PACKAGED CHICHARRONES.
    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED BULK GRANOLA CONTAINER STORED WITH SCOOP INSIDE, LAYING FLAT ON THE GRANOLA. MUST STORE SCOOP HANDLE UP AND ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FOOD.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON WALLS OF THE DINING AREA. MUST REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND REPAINT OVER TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED CARDBOARD HANGING OFF CEILING IN THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: PA 100-0367 NO CITATION ISSUED
  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    10 infractions

    • 14. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2051189 5/26/17 # 18 NOT CORRECTED. STILL FINDING A APPX. "3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR.EMPLOYEE WENT TO STORE TO PURCHASE DOOR SWEEP AND IS PUTTING IT ON AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CORN,CHEESE SAUCE,CUT MANGOS,CUT WATERMELON,YOGURT AND ICE CREAM) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 3:30 P.M. AFTER INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.(SERIOUS 7-38-012)
    • 28. * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
      • OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION ON 5/26/17 THAT WAS GIVEN TO POST AT THAT TIME.A NEW SUMMARY WILL BE GIVEN TO POST.(SERIOUS 7-42-010B)
    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.MUST LABEL PALETAS WITH REQUIRED INFO GIVEN
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON FRONT SANDWICH PREP COOLER
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM MICROWAVE,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,EXTERIOR OF SYRUP STORAGE CONTAINERS,REACH IN FREEZER
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,ALONG WALL BASES AND BETWEEN FRONT ICE CREAM FREEZERS,COOLERS,WALK IN COOLER AND PREP TABLES AND FLOOR DRAINS
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS NEAR 1 & 3 COMP SINKS,DUST BUILD UP FROM VENTILATION VENTS & LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING IN TOILET ROOM AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA,UPPER WALL IN REAR AREA NEAR OVER HEAD SHELF OUTSIDE OF TOILET ROOM
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN
  5. Canvass

    11 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 40 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND PREMISES ON LOWER WALLS UNDER 1 & 3 - COMPARTMENT SINKS IN DISH WASHING AREA,ON EXTERIOR CONTAINERS OF SYRUP CONTAINERS,CEILINGS AND EXTERIOR WALLS OF WALK IN COOLER.ALSO A FLY STRIP HANGING FROM CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA/ DISH WASHING AREA.A PLASTIC BAG OF RODENTICIDE ON FLOOR NEXT TO HOT WATER TANK.APPX. "3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR. MUST REMOVE FLY STRIP,RODENT POISON.RODENT PROOF DOOR.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 5/26/17.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHEESE SAUCE,CORN,CUT WATERMELON,CANTALOUPE,YOGURT,ETC)FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 12:15 P.M. AFTER INSPECTION.MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(SERIOUS 7-38-012)
    • 28. * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
      • OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW. A NEW INSPECTION REPORT WILL BE GIVEN TO POST AT THIS TIME.(SERIOUS 7-42-010 B)
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 1948931 8/8/16 NOT CORRECTED #32- WALK IN COOLER COMPRESSOR VENT COVER MISSING.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.(SERIOUS 7-42-090)
    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.MUST LABEL PALETAS WITH REQUIRED INFO GIVEN.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON FRONT SANDWICH PREP COOLER.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM MICROWAVE,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,EXTERIOR OF SYRUP STORAGE CONTAINERS,REACH IN FREEZER.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,ALONG WALL BASES AND BETWEEN FRONT ICE CREAM FREEZERS,COOLERS,WALK IN COOLER AND PREP TABLES AND FLOOR DRAINS.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS NEAR 1 & 3 COMP SINKS,DUST BUILD UP FROM VENTILATION VENTS & LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING IN TOILET ROOM AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA,UPPER WALL IN REAR AREA NEAR OVER HEAD SHELF OUTSIDE OF TOILET ROOM
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
  6. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED THE WALK-IN COOLER COMPRESSOR VENT COVER MISSING, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED THE SYRUP PUMPS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. ALSO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF DIPPERWELLS AND REAR BULK SUGAR CONTAINER. INTERIOR OF UNDER COUNTER 3 DOOR COOLER, AND CLEAN THE GLASS SNEEZE GUARD SHELF YOGURT,NUTS ON SHELF.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED THE WALL UNDER THE CUSTOMERS CONDIMENT COUNTER NOT CLEAN FOOD SPLASHES, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.ALSO CLEAN FRONT LIGHT SHIELDS.
  7. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED CUSTOMERS CONDIMENT COUNTER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR STORAGE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE FRONT SERVING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  8. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • FOUND ICE CREAM BARS, BULK FOOD, AND PREPACKAGED CHIPS WTIH NO LABELS. MUST LABEL ICE CREAM, BULK FOOD, AND CHIPS.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • FOUND FOODHANDLER AT PREMISES WITH NO FOODHANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
  9. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  10. License

    8 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • MUST PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SNEEZE GUARDS AT SERVICE COUNTER IN FRONT OF FREEZERS AND A SEPERATION OF CUSTOMERS AND FOOD PREP AREA.
    • 24. DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED
      • OBSERVED 3- COMPARTMMENT SINK SINK WELL LEAKING HEAVILY FROM MIDDLE COMPARTMENT WHEN WATER IS ON IN SINK.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF PREP COOLER.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST SEAL FLOOR BETWEEN WALL AND FLOOR IN TOILET ROOM.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO CEILING.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL BEHIND FREEZERS IN FRONT PREP AREA.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REPLACE MISSING VENTILATION COVER IN WALK IN COOLER.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • MUST PROVIDE PROBE AND REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER THERMOMETERS.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA.

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