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Pork And Mindy's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2018
- address1623 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Pork And Mindy's clean?
Pork And Mindy's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 13, 2018. 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 Pork And Mindy's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS (SWEET POTATO SALAD, RANCH DRESSING, AIOLI, ETC.) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED OR DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS WITH A MAXIMUM 0F 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PREPARATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧪toxic chemicals mishandledCompliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • 3-502.11 NO VARIANCE OR HACCP PLAN PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES FOR REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING (ROP) AND SOUS VIDE COOKING OF ROP FOODS. OBSERVED ROP FOOD (PORK) IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE ON THE PREMISES THAT WAS TURNED ON. ALSO OBSERVED ROP FOOD (PORK) BEING COOKED SOUS VIDE DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL ROP FOOD THAT WAS PACKAGED ONSITE WITHOUT AN APPROVED VARIANCE AND HACCP PLAN AND ALL COOKED SOUS VIDE FOOD BEING PREPARED DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 100# OF FOOD WORTH $500. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE AN APPROVED VARIANCE AND HACCP PLAN ONSITE BEFORE USING THE VACUUM PACKAGER AND THE SOUS VIDE MACHINES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • 8-103.11 NO VARIANCE OBTAINED FROM CDPH FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS SUCH AS ROP PACKAGING AND SOUS VIDE COOKING OF ROP FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE AN APPROVED VARIANCE FROM CDPH BEFORE USING THESE PROCESSING METHODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • 8-103.11 NO VARIANCE OBTAINED FROM CDPH FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS SUCH AS ROP PACKAGING AND SOUS VIDE COOKING OF ROP FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE AN APPROVED VARIANCE FROM CDPH BEFORE USING THESE PROCESSING METHODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
When was Pork And Mindy's last inspected?
Pork And Mindy's has 10 inspections on record going back to December 21, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| November 20, 2019 | — | |
| November 12, 2019 | — | |
| November 13, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 30, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 21, 2015 | Pass |
Pork And Mindy's vs West Town
West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 November 13, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.