Leona's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 18, 2018
• address6935 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago 60626

Is Leona's clean?

Leona's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 18, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Leona's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(A)FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 (A) OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM IN PLACE. READY TO EAT AND OR TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS PREPARED AND HELD IN A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE A CLEARLY MARKED LABELING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED ON PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS WITH THE DATE OF PREPARTION COUNTING AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS TO SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE UNDERCOOKED AND POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOODS (HAMBURGERS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NEED TO BE LABELED WITH NAME OF PRDUCT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED MESH SCREEN IS NEEDED OVER OPENING FOR EXHAUST FAN ABOVE LARGE STANDING MIXER. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.12 (A) (5) OBSERVED PIZZA BOXES AND UTENSILS STORED UNDER SEWER LINES IN BASEMENT. MOVE AND MAINTAIN OR SHIELD SEWER PIPES FROM POTENTIAL DRIPS.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.12 (A) (5) OBSERVED PIZZA BOXES AND UTENSILS STORED UNDER SEWER LINES IN BASEMENT. MOVE AND MAINTAIN OR SHIELD SEWER PIPES FROM POTENTIAL DRIPS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 OBSERVED LARGE STANDING MIXER TOP IN POOR REPAIR. OBSERVED HOOD ABOVE BROILERS PEELING AND CHIPPING. MUST RESURFACE AND MAINTAIN • 4-501.11 (B) OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON PIZZA REFRIGERATOR/COLD HOLD UNIT. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN • 4-101.19 OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVES IN LIQUOR STORAGE. SEAL AND MAINTAIN. • 4-402.11 OBSERVED CAULKING BEHIND 1 COMPARTMENT SINK TO THE LEFT OF DISH MACHINE IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN WAREWASHING AND SANITIZING PROCEDURE FOR OVERSIZED EQUIPMENT ICLUDING LARGE MIXER AND CUTTING BOARDS.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN WAREWASHING AND SANITIZING PROCEDURE FOR OVERSIZED EQUIPMENT ICLUDING LARGE MIXER AND CUTTING BOARDS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4.601.11(C) OBSERVED RADIO VERY UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-202.14 OBSERVED BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON COFFE MAKER, ICE TEA MAKER AND ON ICE MAHCINE IN BASEMENT COULD NOT BE LOCATED. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AND BE ABLE TO POINT OUT TO INSPECTOR AT NEXT INSPECTION.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100 0367 OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND TO MAINTAIN.

When was Leona's last inspected?

Leona's has 3 inspections on record going back to September 11, 2018.

Leona's vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

Other spots in Rogers Park

• ✓! Leona's
  mid · September 19, 2018
• ✓ El Sabor Poblano
  clean · April 10, 2023
• ✓! Cafe El Meson 2
  mid · December 4, 2019
• ✓! 7-Eleven
  mid · August 11, 2025
• ✓ Mobil
  clean · January 23, 2023
• ✓! Sebastian's Coffee & Bakery
  mid · May 23, 2019

See every restaurant inspection in Rogers Park →

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 September 18, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.