SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

MIMI'S CHICKENS.

BEAT. 23/100

3748 W DIVISION ST · HUMBOLDT PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected December 2, 2025 · passed

Failed 3 of 6 inspections. 8 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
6
2 passed · 1 w/ conditions · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
39
includes 8 critical
RECORDS COVER
4 YEARS
since Nov 2021

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 2
2025
PASSED
5 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

MINORFood Temperature
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.11: OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF SLICED CHEESE AND MIXED PEPPERS NOT COVERED NEAR THE HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

4-301.12: OBSERVED THREE SINK STOPPERS MISSING FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.12: OBSERVED THE WALL UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE WITH THE GYRO COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE. ALSO, THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAVE GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED DEEP CLEAN ALL WALLS AND FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 24
2025
FAILED
6 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-501.111: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 25 RAT DROPPINGS, 8 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS, AND 2 BIG FLIES ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. RAT DROPPINGS WERE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON THE FLOORS IN THE CORNER NEAR/ SURROUNDING ALL FREEZER CHEST AND WALL BASES. SMALL FLIES ON THE WALLS AND ON HOT SAUCE SQUIRT BOTTLES, AND BG FLIES WERE FOUND FLYING AROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RAT DROPPINGS, SMALL AND BIG FLY ACTIVITY, AND CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS/ SURFACES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED.

MINORFood Temperature
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.11: OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF SLICED CHEESE AND MIXED PEPPERS NOT COVERED NEAR THE HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

4-301.12: OBSERVED THREE SINK STOPPERS MISSING FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.12: OBSERVED THE WALL UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE WITH THE GYRO COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE. ALSO, THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAVE GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED DEEP CLEAN ALL WALLS AND FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 20
2025
FAILED
10 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF FRIEND CHICKEN. FOUND CHICKEN THIGHS AND LEGS AT 88.8F-90.1F UNDER A HEAT LAMP NEAR THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT. MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0°F OR ABOVE. APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AT $25 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF CHICKEN WINGS. CHICKEN WINGS WERE FOUND IN THE TWO-DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 50.0°F. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0°F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 15LBS AT $55 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED (PRIORITY 7-38-005) CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ABOVE CITATION

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 25 RAT DROPPINGS, 8 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS, AND 2 BIG FLIES ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. RAT DROPPINGS WERE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON THE FLOORS IN THE CORNER NEAR/ SURROUNDING ALL FREEZER CHEST AND WALL BASES. SMALL FLIES ON THE WALLS AND ON HOT SAUCE SQUIRT BOTTLES, AND BG FLIES WERE FOUND FLYING AROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RAT DROPPINGS, SMALL AND BIG FLY ACTIVITY, AND CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS/ SURFACES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED.

MINORFood Temperature
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF SLICED CHEESE AND MIXED PEPPERS NOT COVERED NEAR THE HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED THREE SINK STOPPERS MISSING FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

MINORSanitation
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED MOP SINK REMOVED FROM WATER LINE AND BASIN STORED NEAR TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED AT LEAST 1 SERVICE SINK OR CURBED CLEANING FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH FLOOR DRAIN PROVIDED AND SHALL BE PROVIDED AND CONVENIENTLY LOCATED FOR CLEANING OF MOPS OR SIMILAR WET FLOOR CLEANING TOOLS AND FOR DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER OR SIMILAR LIQUID WASTE.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

OBSERVED IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER. OBSERVED PIPE THAT DISPOSES WASTE WATER FROM HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING/ FOOD PREP AREA IS MISSING. WASTE WATER FROM THE HANDWASHING SINK IS GOING INTO A BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, TO PROVIDE PROPER DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE WALL UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE WITH THE GYRO COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE. ALSO, THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAVE GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED DEEP CLEAN ALL WALLS AND FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN.

JUL 7
2022
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DEBRIS ON THE SIDES AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DRY WALL IN REAR OF FACILITY AT FRONT ENTRANCE TO FOOD PREP AND WALL BEHIND REFRIGERATION IN THE REAR WITH HOLES. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT HARBORING AND MAKING SURFACE EASY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION UNIT AND FILTERS WITH A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.

MINORFacility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED THE LIGHT BULBS IN FRONT OF THE COOKING LINE WITHOUT PROTECTIVE COVERING. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN FOR PROTECTION AND PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION IF GLASS BREAKS.

JUN 30
2022
FAILED
11 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED TCS FOODS, CHICKEN LEGS, WINGS, THIGHS AND GIZZARDS AS WELL AS GROUND BEEF WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE REQUIRED TEMPEREATURE READING BETWEEN 48.9 AND 63.1 DEGREES. ITEMS DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY OWNER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

MINORFood Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OBSERVED SLIDING DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN REAR OF FACILITY NOT AT PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41 DEGREES OR LOWER. TCS FOODS(CHICKEN AND BEEF) READING BETWEEN 48-63 DEGREES. SERVICE MAN CONTACTED CORRECTED ON SITE. HOLDING AT 38 DEGREES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

MINORFood Temperature
APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

OBSERVED FRIES THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE NEXT TO DEEP FRYER UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND THAW PROPERLY (ITEMS STILL FROZEN)

MINOROther
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER THERMOMETER NOT OPERATING PROPERLY (30 DEGREES) WHEN UNIT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY HOLDING FOODS ABOVE 41 DEGREES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST AND INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. APPROX 15-20 DROPPINGS BEHIND SMALL DEEP FREEZER IN THE REAR OF FACILITY. APPROX 12-20 DROPPINGS UNDER THE SHELVING UNIT IN THE REAR OF FACILITY HOLDING THE DRY STORAGE. APPRX 25-30 DROPPINGS IN THE STAFF TOILET ROOM IN THE REAR AND APPROX 5-10 NEAR THE HOT WATER UNIT LOCATED JUST LEFT OF THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL UNIT AND TO HAVE A SERVICE WITH PROOF OF SERVICE UPON RETURN INSPECTION, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DEBRIS ON THE SIDES AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH A BUILD UP OF FLOUR, DIRT, FOOD SPLATTER, GREASE AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT HARBORING.

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED OPEN AIR VENT UNIT IN REAR OF FACILITY OPEN EXPOSING THE INTERIOR TO POSSIBLITIES OF PEST AND OR INSECTS ENTERING AND POSSIBLY HARBORING. INSTRUCTED TO COVER/SEAL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING EVENTS FROM HAPPENING.

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DRY WALL IN REAR OF FACILITY AT FRONT ENTRANCE TO FOOD PREP AND WALL BEHIND REFRIGERATION IN THE REAR WITH HOLES. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT HARBORING AND MAKING SURFACE EASY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION UNIT AND FILTERS WITH A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.

MINORFacility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED THE LIGHT BULBS IN FRONT OF THE COOKING LINE WITHOUT PROTECTIVE COVERING. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN FOR PROTECTION AND PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION IF GLASS BREAKS.

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NOV 22
2021
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
3 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

PREMISES HAS NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES TO CLEAN UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE SUPPLIES OR BODY FLUID SPILL KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

FAUCET SPOUT AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TOO LONG FOR MIDDLE (RINSE) COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH SHORTER SPOUT FOR ADEQUATE RINSING.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. MUST MAKE SELF CLOSING.

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