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 no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on August 20, 2025, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on May 19, 2025. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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.

• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Little Leaf Market last inspected?

Little Leaf Market has 2 inspections on record going back to May 19, 2025.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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