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Mimi's On Western
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 7, 2020
- address229 S Western Ave, Chicago 60612
Is Mimi's On Western clean?
Mimi's On Western is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 7, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mimi's On Western?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR SUPPLIES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE DOOR ON THE TOILET ROOM IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE DOOR ON THE TOILET ROOM IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 LIGHT BULBS NOT WORKING ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS AND MAINTAINAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 LIGHT BULBS NOT WORKING ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAINAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS AND MAINTAIN
When was Mimi's On Western last inspected?
Mimi's On Western has 2 inspections on record going back to October 7, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| October 7, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Mimi's On Western vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% of them.
Other spots in East Garfield Park
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 October 7, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.