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Little Leaf Market
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 19, 2025
- address4942 W 44Th St, Chicago 60638
Is Little Leaf Market clean?
Little Leaf Market is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 19, 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 Leaf Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ORIGINAL, VALID CERTIFICATE ON SITE
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE. INSTD TO HAVE ON SITE AND PROVIDE ORIGINAL VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NO SANITIZER AVAILABLE FOR SANITIZING OF MULTI USE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 • NO CLEANING AGENT AVAILABLE FOR CLEANING OF MULTI USE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • REFRIGERATED DISPLAY UNIT NOT ON. INSTD TO HAVE ON AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • NO FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR MONITORING COLD/HOLD TEMPERATURES. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIROITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK OR PROOF OF SERVICE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON PREMISES. INSTD TO PROVIDE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK UNDER CITY PLUMBING TO EACH BASIN WITH MINIMUM OF 110F. BASINS OF SINK MUST BE OF ADEQUATE SIZE FOR SUBMERSION OF LARGEST PIECE OF MULTI USE EQUIPMENT TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025 • NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR SANITIZER THAT WILL BE UTILIZED. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON PREMISES. INSTD TO PROVIDE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK UNDER CITY PLUMBING TO EACH BASIN WITH MINIMUM OF 110F. BASINS OF SINK MUST BE OF ADEQUATE SIZE FOR SUBMERSION OF LARGEST PIECE OF MULTI USE EQUIPMENT TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025 • NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR SANITIZER THAT WILL BE UTILIZED. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
- ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HANDWASH SINKS AND PREP SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE 100F-120F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HANDWASH SINKS AND PREP SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE 100F-120F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE
When was Little Leaf Market last inspected?
Little Leaf Market has 2 inspections on record going back to May 19, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| May 19, 2025 | Fail |
Little Leaf Market vs Archer Heights
Archer Heights runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 56 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 May 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.