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Chicago restaurants that just failed inspection for pests, grease or cleaning. Every Monday.

A short weekly email for local pest control, hood and grease, and commercial cleaning companies. Each row is a real City of Chicago food inspection, with the address and the inspector's own words.

Get 4 weeks free No contract, no card to start. Founding price $19/month for the first 5 companies.

What you get

One email, Monday morning

New Fail and Pass-with-Conditions results for your trade, ones you haven't been sent before.

The inspector's comment

"Observed approx. 100 rat droppings in the basement." "Black buildup on filters in hood." You know what to pitch before you call.

PDF to read, CSV to work

A one-page summary, plus a spreadsheet with address, ZIP, date, result, violation items and a link to the City record.

Pick your trade

Pest (pests seen, pest risk), or cleaning and hood/grease. Optional: new restaurant licenses each week.

Last 4 weeks in Chicago

210failed or conditional food inspections
76with pests seen by the inspector
56with hood, exhaust or grease comments
150cited under cleaning items

Sample rows

DateBusinessAddressResultInspector's comment (excerpt)
2026-11-10Green Leaf Thai Cuisine
Restaurant		 4658 N Western Ave
60625		 FailPests seenHood/grease Observed evidence of rodent activity and live insect activity on the premises. Observed approx. 100 rat droppings on the ground in the basement…
2026-11-09Big Boy Food Market
Grocery store		 255 W 95th St
60628		 FailPests seenCleaning Found 40 rodent droppings along the wallbase in the rear storage area… recommended contacting pest control…
2026-11-06El Rodeo, Inc.
Grocery store		 4300 S Mozart St
60632		 FailCleaningHood/grease Observed black buildup on filters in hood.
2026-11-06Golden Crust Pizzeria
Restaurant		 4620 N Kedzie Ave
60625		 FailPests seenHood/grease Clean the grease buildup between the stove and deep fryers.

From the City of Chicago Food Inspections dataset, inspected Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026. Results reflect the inspector's findings on that date only.

Price

Founding offer (first 5 Chicago companies)
$0 for 4 weeks
  • Then $19/month, locked for 6 months
  • One trade list, weekly
  • Cancel anytime by replying
One trade
$29 /month
  • Pest, or cleaning and hood/grease
  • PDF + CSV every Monday
  • Cancel anytime
Everything
$59 /month
  • All inspection lists
  • Plus new business licenses by segment
  • Cancel anytime

Questions

Where does the data come from?
The City of Chicago Data Portal (Food Inspections and Business Licenses), which the City updates daily. We clean it, keep one row per establishment, flag pests, cleaning and hood/grease from the violation items and comments, and drop what you've already been sent.
How fresh is it?
The City publishes inspection results days to a few weeks after the visit, so each Monday's list covers results published since the last one. That's the same delay everyone selling this data has.
Do you include owner names or phone numbers?
No. Business name, address and the inspection details only. Most of these places are easy to find and call.
Is it exclusive?
No. It's public data at a low price. If you want a trade exclusive for your side of the city, ask.
How do I pay?
After your free 4 weeks we send a secure card payment link (Stripe). Nothing is charged before that, and you can stop anytime.

Start your free 4 weeks

Email Michael with your company name and which list you want (pest, or cleaning and hood/grease). Your first list arrives the next Monday.

Email mike@chicagoinspectionleads.com

Michael Elnajami, Breezy Development Inc., Chicago.