MINI Chi-chi

5431 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60644

Passed · Jul 16, 2025 Directions
82
Good BiteKarma score 82 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 8 of 9 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jul 16, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used, cited 8 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jul 16

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Dec 17

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Proper date marking and disposition
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Allergen training as required
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Nov 21

    Complaint

    8 violations
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Proper date marking and disposition
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Allergen training as required
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  7. Passed Jan 19

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    8 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used

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BiteKarma scores around MINI Chi-chi, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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