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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 currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 23, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
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.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalFood Obtained From Approved Source • 3-201.11(A) OBSERVED PREPARED FOODS ON SITE (COOKED RICE, COOKED GREENS,COOKED GREEN BEANS, ETC)FROM AN UNAPPROVED SOURCE. THERE IS NO COOKING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED TO PROPERLY COOK SIDE DISHES ON SITE. (FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON SITE, NO STOVE, NO OVEN, NO FRYERS). MUST PROVIDE. FACILITY ONLY HAS MICROWAVES, A STEAM TABLE AND 2 REFRIGERATORS LOCATED INSIDE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO NEVER ALLOW FOODS TO BE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC FROM AN UNAPPROVED SOURCE AND TO ALWAYS COMPLY WITH LAW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-501.111 OBSERVED ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED IN THE UTILITY CLOSET IN THE REAR. OBSERVED ABOUT 5 LIVE LARGE FLIES LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.15 OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOFED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.14 OBSERVED A SMOKER/GRILL OUTSIDE IN THE BACK YARD BEING UTILIZED BY THE FACILITY TO COOK MEATS TO SELL TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SMOKER GRILL, ALL FOODS MUST BE PREPARED INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.14 OBSERVED A SMOKER/GRILL OUTSIDE IN THE BACK YARD BEING UTILIZED BY THE FACILITY TO COOK MEATS TO SELL TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SMOKER GRILL, ALL FOODS MUST BE PREPARED INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED RUST ON THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS ON THE PIPES ATTACHED TO THE WALL THRU OUT THE FOOD PREP AREA AND ON AND AROUND THE GREASE TRAP. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS LOCATED IN THE UTILITY CLOSET AND REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED RAW WOOD BEING USED AS A WINDOW REPLACEMENT AT THE FRONT WINDOWS OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY REPAIR WINDOW AND REMOVE RAW WOOD.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14 OBSERVED VENT NOT WORKING IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TOB REPAIR.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14 OBSERVED VENT NOT WORKING IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TOB REPAIR.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • 8-404.13(B:4) OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2288594 DATED 5/10/19; 55 6-201.11 OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES THRU OUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. 55- 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON THE PIPES LOCATED BEHIND THE 3 DOOR REFRIGERATOR. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE FANS LOCATED IN THE REFRIGERATIO UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. 58-2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.Previous Core Violation Corrected • 8-404.13(B:4) OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2288594 DATED 5/10/19; 55 6-201.11 OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES THRU OUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. 55- 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON THE PIPES LOCATED BEHIND THE 3 DOOR REFRIGERATOR. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE FANS LOCATED IN THE REFRIGERATIO UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. 58-2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
When was The Banana Leaf Restaurant last inspected?
The Banana Leaf Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| September 23, 2019 | Fail | |
| May 10, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 25, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 4, 2019 | — |
The Banana Leaf Restaurant vs Avalon Park
Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 September 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.