Mini Palapita

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 7, 2021
• address4968 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630

Is Mini Palapita clean?

Mini Palapita is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 7, 2021. 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 Mini Palapita?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 7, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND INCOMPLETE VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL SPILL KIT (MISSING ITEM APPROPRIATE SANITIZER THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE SPILL KIT AND WRITTEN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24 HOURS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST IDENTIFY PRODUCT SHELF LIFE OR "CONSUME BY" DATING (7 DAYS FROM PREPARATION DATE). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOOSE FAUCET (COLD) HANDLE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (LEFT SIDE).
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH DUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #57 (SOME FOOD HANDLER (S) WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE) AND #58 (NO ALLERGEN TRAINING/CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN) NOT CORRECTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 NO CITATION ISSUED
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #57 (SOME FOOD HANDLER (S) WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE) AND #58 (NO ALLERGEN TRAINING/CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN) NOT CORRECTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 NO CITATION ISSUED

When was Mini Palapita last inspected?

Mini Palapita has 10 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2017.

Mini Palapita vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 31% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 68 mid, 505 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 January 7, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.