Plaza Mimi Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 15, 2020
• address5022 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60630
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Plaza Mimi Mart clean?

Plaza Mimi Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Plaza Mimi Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED GAP AT BOTTOM OF REAR EXIT DOOR APPROXIMATELY 1/4" INCH MODE OF ENTRY. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING ALL ACROSS THE BOTTOM TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN SHELVES/INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AND TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WASHROOM. • OBSERVED SELF CLOSING DEVICE TO WASH ROOM DOOR BROKEN.WASH ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING AND TO MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WASHROOM. • OBSERVED SELF CLOSING DEVICE TO WASH ROOM DOOR BROKEN.WASH ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND RE-ORGANIZE REAR STORAGE AREA AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR TO FACILITATE CLEANING. • OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS WITH DEBRIS UNDERNEATH ALL GROCERY DISPLAY SHELVINGS SHOWED MANAGER.MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL AND TO MAINTAIN.

When was Plaza Mimi Mart last inspected?

Plaza Mimi Mart has 1 inspection on record going back to May 15, 2020.

Plaza Mimi Mart vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

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• ? Capozzi's Pizza, Pasta And Sandwiches
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• ✓ S.G.A. Coffee Cafe
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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 May 15, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.