Mimi's Chickens

November 20, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF FRIEND CHICKEN. FOUND CHICKEN THIGHS AND LEGS AT 88.8F-90.1F UNDER A HEAT LAMP NEAR THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT. MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0°F OR ABOVE. APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AT $25 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF CHICKEN WINGS. CHICKEN WINGS WERE FOUND IN THE TWO-DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 50.0°F. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0°F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 15LBS AT $55 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED (PRIORITY 7-38-005) CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ABOVE CITATION
code 22
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 25 RAT DROPPINGS, 8 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS, AND 2 BIG FLIES ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. RAT DROPPINGS WERE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON THE FLOORS IN THE CORNER NEAR/ SURROUNDING ALL FREEZER CHEST AND WALL BASES. SMALL FLIES ON THE WALLS AND ON HOT SAUCE SQUIRT BOTTLES, AND BG FLIES WERE FOUND FLYING AROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RAT DROPPINGS, SMALL AND BIG FLY ACTIVITY, AND CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS/ SURFACES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF SLICED CHEESE AND MIXED PEPPERS NOT COVERED NEAR THE HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED THREE SINK STOPPERS MISSING FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED MOP SINK REMOVED FROM WATER LINE AND BASIN STORED NEAR TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED AT LEAST 1 SERVICE SINK OR CURBED CLEANING FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH FLOOR DRAIN PROVIDED AND SHALL BE PROVIDED AND CONVENIENTLY LOCATED FOR CLEANING OF MOPS OR SIMILAR WET FLOOR CLEANING TOOLS AND FOR DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER OR SIMILAR LIQUID WASTE.
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER. OBSERVED PIPE THAT DISPOSES WASTE WATER FROM HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING/ FOOD PREP AREA IS MISSING. WASTE WATER FROM THE HANDWASHING SINK IS GOING INTO A BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, TO PROVIDE PROPER DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WALL UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE WITH THE GYRO COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE. ALSO, THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAVE GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED DEEP CLEAN ALL WALLS AND FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 7, 2022: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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