The Banana Leaf Restaurant

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 23, 2019 →
• address1948 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649

Is The Banana Leaf Restaurant clean?

The Banana Leaf Restaurant is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 10, 2021, 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 September 23, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at The Banana Leaf Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 23, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Food Obtained From Approved Source
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected

When was The Banana Leaf Restaurant last inspected?

The Banana Leaf Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2019.

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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 September 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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