Yanqui Leon Llc is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 5, 2024. 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 Yanqui Leon Llc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
🤒staff working while sickcritical
Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK ACCESSIBLE TO THE FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER EQUIPPED WITH SOAP, AND PAPER TOWELS ACCESSIBLE TO THE FRONT SERVICE LINE AREA.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c). NO CITATION • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE WASHROOMS. HAND DRYERS ON SITE NOT FUNCTIONING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION. • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT EMPLOYEE MEN BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 54.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED NO COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COLD HOLDING FOR NEXT INSPECTION AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
🪳pests in the house
Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK OR CONTRACT AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. LOGBOOK SHALL BE AVAILABLE UPON INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C) NO CITATION ISSUED
⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SANITIZER TESTING DEVICES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO 3 COMPAPRTMENT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025. NO CITATION ISSUED.
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SANITIZER TESTING DEVICES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO 3 COMPAPRTMENT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025. NO CITATION ISSUED.
🚿plumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED DUST THROUGHOUT FACILITY . INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF WOMEN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF WOMEN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A RECORD OF ANY CONTRACT WITH A WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF A CONTRACT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (B) NO CITATION ISSUED
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A RECORD OF ANY CONTRACT WITH A WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF A CONTRACT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (B) NO CITATION ISSUED
🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND AN ACCUMULATION DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ALL THE VENT IN FACILITY WITH BUILD UP OF DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ALL THE VENT IN FACILITY WITH BUILD UP OF DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
When was Yanqui Leon Llc last inspected?
Yanqui Leon Llc has 1 inspection on record going back to March 5, 2024.
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 March 5, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.