Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 17, 2025
• address7963 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60652

Is Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. clean?

Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 17, 2025. 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 Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE NOR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE IN THE REAR MENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF 53.4 DEGREES(HAM, SLICED VEGETEABLES) IN THE THREE DOOR PIZZA PREP STATION UPPER COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ITEMS (15LBS) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED THREE DOOR PIZZA COOLING/PREP UNIT OUT OF TEMPERATURE HAM AT (52.9) DISCARDED PRODUCT, UNIT TAGGED FOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE OR REMOVE TAG UNTIL REINSPECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED GAPS IN THE REAR EXIT DOOR RUBBER STRIP AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE GASKETS SEALS ON THE THREE DOOR PIZZA PREP COOLING UNIT ON ALL DOORS DAMAGED AND IN NEED OF REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE WALK IN COOLING UNIT FLOOR UNDER SHELVING IN NEED OF DETAILED CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE PROTECTIVE SHIELDING MISSING FROM THE LIGHT UNIT IN THE FRONT PIZZA AREA OVER THE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING A POSSIBLE PHYSICAL CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED AIR VENTS IN THE FRONT PREP/ SERVICE AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS NEEDED.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE PROTECTIVE SHIELDING MISSING FROM THE LIGHT UNIT IN THE FRONT PIZZA AREA OVER THE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING A POSSIBLE PHYSICAL CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED AIR VENTS IN THE FRONT PREP/ SERVICE AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS NEEDED.

When was Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. last inspected?

Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. has 14 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. vs Ashburn

Ashburn runs 69% clean across 300 tracked restaurants — 207 clean, 45 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 300 spots Cooked tracks in Ashburn, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 December 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.