Mimi's Kitchen Café

4 Pallisades Drive, Albany, NY 12205

Passed re-check · Apr 17, 2026 Directions
91
Excellent BiteKarma score 91 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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Apr 17, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
  • Keeps coming up: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Apr 17

    Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
  3. Passed Mar 26

    Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
    • Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
    • Minor Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Apr 2

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
    • Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
  6. 2024
  7. Passed May 21

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained

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