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I Love Michoacana

Restaurant

4021 W North Ave Bldg, Chicago, IL 60639

West Side

Oct 5, 2026 — License inspection

Fail

Required before the city issues a business license.

No procedures or supplies to handle vomit and diarrheal incidents, including norovirus-killing sanitizer.

Key Findings

  • No written procedures or supplies for cleaning up vomiting and diarrheal events; must include norovirus-eliminating sanitizer.
  • Missing hand-wash sink in rear prep and warewashing area; paper towels absent from washroom and prep area sinks.
  • No metal stem thermometer available to check internal temperatures of cooked and served food.
  • No chemical test kit to measure sanitizer concentration in warewashing area; no commercial dumpster contract.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #5 — PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO HAND WASH SINK IN REAR PREP/WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDSINK ACCORDING TO FOOD CODE STANDARDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

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Inspection History

I Love Michoacana has had 2 inspections in the last 5 years with a 50% pass rate. Last inspection was on Oct 8, 2026.

Oct 8, 2026Pass

License Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm license-inspection violations were fixed.

Oct 5, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

6 violations