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Paleteria Lindo Michoacan 2

5246 W Fullerton AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

Paleteria Lindo Michoacan 2 has been inspected 9 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since June 18, 2012. The most recent inspection, on April 9, 2020, found no infractions.

1 of 9 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, Food temperature control 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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 24, 2018. For example: PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 28, 2017. For example: FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

  • 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 2 times on September 24, 2018. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • 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 September 24, 2018. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 9 times across 8 separate inspections, most recently on September 24, 2018. For example: FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

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.

9 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Complaint

    10 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • 2-102.14: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • 2-501.11: NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 5-203.11: MUST INSTALL HANDWASH SINK IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 23. PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
      • 3-501.17(C): MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION OF REFRIDGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS (EX YOGURT DRINKS, TAMALES, HOTDOGS, DELI MEAT). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • 3-302.12: MUST PROVIDE LABELS FOR ALL FOODS NOT STORED IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 3-305.12(F): OBSERVED FOOD AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE DIRECTLY UNDER WASTE WATER LINES IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-102.11(A)(2): OBSERVED BREAD BEING STORED IN PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS/CONTAINERS FOR ALL FOOD STORAGE.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-204.12: MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE LOCATION OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK AND THE ICE CREAM MACHINE WATER LINE FOR VISIBLE INSPECTION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.11: OBSERVED HOLE IN THE WALL BY THE BASE IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA NEXT TO THE COOLER. MUST REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.17: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN COVER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  3. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • VIOLATION CORRECTED.
  4. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED 1 DOOR 3M COOLER AT A TEMPERATURE OF 50.1F, IN REAR PREP AREA. TAGGED COOLER HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION # 7-38-005(A).
    • 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
      • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, LOCATED IN 1 DOOR 3M COOLER, IN REAR PREP AREA: -48.7F, SHREDDED COOKED PORK AT 2LBS, 15.00, -48.7F, HOT DOGS AT 3 LBS, 8.00, -48.7, SLICED TOMATOES AT 1LBS, 6.00, -47.8F, SLICED CHEESE AT 1LBS, 12.00, -50.4F, SLICED HAM AT 3LBS 15.00, -50.4F, SLICED DELI PORK MEAT AT 2LBS, 12.00 MANAGER STATED TOTAL WEIGHT OF 12 LBS AT APPROXIMATELY VALUE OF $68.99 MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED/DENATURED SAID FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD FOOD AT 40 F OR BELOW AND HOT FOOD AT 140 OR ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT SUB-PUMP ROOM, IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • OBSERVED PRE-PACKAGED ITEMS FLAN,PALETAS,YOGURT CUPS, CHIPS OFFERED FOR SALE WITH OUT LABELS, INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LABELING.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THRU-OUT PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. THE TILE WITH THE BLACK SUBSTANCE WAS REPLACED.
  6. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED THE REAR PREP AREA HAND SINK REMOVED AT THIS TIME, PREP TABLE IN ITS PLACE, INSTRUCTED TO REINSTALL THE HAND SINK THAT WAS REMOVED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • OBSERVED PRE-PACKAGED ITEMS FLAN, PALETAS, YOGURT CUPS, CHIPS OFFERED FOR SALE WITH OUT LABELS, INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LABELING.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THRU-OUT PREMISES. ALSO THERE IS A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON ONE TILE OVER THE PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  7. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT MOP SINK FAUCET AND ICE CREAM MAKER WATERLINE. MUST PROVIDE.
  8. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES BY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR .
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • LIGHT BULBS MUST BE SHIELDED WITH END CAPS ABOVE REAR COOKING/PREP AREA.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT EXTERIOR SURFACES OF GREASE BOX WITH EXCESSIVE RUST BUILD-UP UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF HOT AND COLD HOLDING OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES/CLUTTER IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA (BY EXIT DOOR) TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  9. License

    1 infraction

    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • Excessive clutter stored in basement. Instructed to remove all unused articles and elevate supplies 6 inches or higher and away from wall.

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