Mi Lindo Palmar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 27, 2012
• address4612-14 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Mi Lindo Palmar clean?

Mi Lindo Palmar is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 27, 2012. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Mi Lindo Palmar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER. (REACH-IN COOLER AIR TEMPERATURE OF 39.3F). NOTED COOKED PINTO BEANS AT 47.6F, SOUR CREAM AT 47.2F, CHICKEN AT 46.2F, REFRIED BEANS AT 47.6F, COOKED RICE AT 49.7F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 140F OR ABOVE. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. TOTAL VALUE $ 150.00, TOTAL WEIGHT OF 20 LBS. CRITICAL CITATION 7-38-005 (A)
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAINING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS, KITCHEN HOOD, COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR SURFACES OF EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, PREP SHELVES, STORAGE SHELVES IN PREP AND IN REAR STORAGE AREA, KNIVES AND KNIFE RACKS, INTERIOR SURFACES OF MOP SINK.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREMISES (PREP AREA, REAR STORAGE, BOILER ROOM AND (2) TOILET ROOM FLOORS.-----------MUST RESEAL UNSEALED FLOOR BASEBOARD AROUND REAR DINING AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREMISES (PREP AREA, REAR STORAGE, BOILER ROOM AND (2) TOILET ROOM FLOORS.-----------MUST RESEAL UNSEALED FLOOR BASEBOARD AROUND REAR DINING AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, REAR DINING AREA, (2) TOILET ROOM, MOP ROOM AND STORAGE ROOM. NOTED WALLS NOT CLEAN WITH DRIED FOOD SPILLAGE.-----------MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER INSIDE 2 TOILET ROOMS AND VENT COVER ABOVE REAR DINING AREA WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, REAR DINING AREA, (2) TOILET ROOM, MOP ROOM AND STORAGE ROOM. NOTED WALLS NOT CLEAN WITH DRIED FOOD SPILLAGE.-----------MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER INSIDE 2 TOILET ROOMS AND VENT COVER ABOVE REAR DINING AREA WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER STORED THROUGHOUT PREMISES.

When was Mi Lindo Palmar last inspected?

Mi Lindo Palmar has 2 inspections on record going back to February 27, 2012.

Mi Lindo Palmar vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 27, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.