The Original Mama Mias

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 3, 2020
• address4638 N Cumberland Ave, Chicago 60656

Is The Original Mama Mias clean?

The Original Mama Mias is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 3, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at The Original Mama Mias?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND MISSING ITEM (APPROPRIATE SANITIZER THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) IN SPILL KIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE (PROCEDURE ON SITE). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE TO THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA (PREVIOUS ORDER 06-27-19) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c) 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
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • FOUND NO CONSUMER ADVISORY OR DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER POSTED AND ON MENUS FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND CUTTING BOARD ON TOP OF PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP SEAMS AND STAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE. • INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT OR REPLACE METAL STORAGE RACKS WITH RUST AND MOLD LIKE ACCUMULATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SLOW DRAINING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SLOW DRAINING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING ON WALL NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED ON TOP OF WALK-IN FREEZER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA, DISH WASHING AREA AND IN REAR STORAGE AREA INCLUDING FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND HOT WATER TANK IN REAR.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WASHROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WASHROOM.

When was The Original Mama Mias last inspected?

The Original Mama Mias has 9 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2014.

The Original Mama Mias vs Dunning

Dunning runs 64% clean across 296 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 63 mid, 44 cooked.

Against the 296 spots Cooked tracks in Dunning, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 March 3, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.