Closed

City inspectors recorded this establishment as out of business on 2025-03-13. Its inspection history is kept below in full — the record does not stop being true because the business shut. The city publishes no reason for a closure, and none is inferred here. A licence can be reinstated; if this one is inspected and graded again, the notice clears on the next rebuild.

As of 2024-11-04, Leader Bar received a Pass w/ Conditions on its most recent City of Chicago health inspection.

Leader Bar

CONDITIONAL

3000-3004 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60618

North Center · Chicago Dept. of Public Health · Last inspected 2024-11-04

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OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS ITEMS SUCH AS CHICKEN WERE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

priority violation

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING REPEAT CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2585347 DATED 11/17/2023: #58 "OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS." INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND COME INTO COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

priority violation

OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2605272 DATED 10/24/2024. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.

priority violation

OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF FLOUR ETC. NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH COMMON NAME.

core violation

OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON EXTERIOR OF USED COOKING OIL CONTAINER IN REAR GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

core violation

OBSERVED CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA SUCH AS UNUSED POS SYSTEMS, DECOR, OLD BUFFETT PANS, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ELEVATE REMAINING ITEMS OFF OF FLOOR.

core violation

OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DIRT AND GRIME IN FLOOR DRAINS IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

core violation

OBSERVED SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

core violation

Inspection history — tap to expand

20242 inspections

2024-11-04CONDITIONALRe-inspection

2024-10-24FAILRoutine inspection

20231 inspection

2023-11-17CONDITIONALRoutine inspection

20222 inspections

2022-10-04PASSRe-inspection

2022-09-26PASSRe-inspection

Leader Bar health inspection FAQ

Has Leader Bar passed its most recent Chicago health inspection?

Leader Bar received a Pass w/ Conditions on its most recent City of Chicago health inspection, conducted on 2024-11-04. This reflects the restaurant's current status as tracked by the Chicago Department of Public Health -- GUTCHECK rebuilds this page from the city's live data feed, so it updates automatically as new inspections are recorded.

What violations did Leader Bar have at its last health inspection?

Inspectors recorded 8 violations at Leader Bar's most recent inspection on 2024-11-04, including 3 classified as Priority or Priority Foundation. Full violation text is listed on this page below.

When was Leader Bar last inspected by the City of Chicago?

Leader Bar was last inspected on 2024-11-04. GUTCHECK's data is sourced directly from the City of Chicago's public Food Inspections feed and rebuilt on every deploy, so this date reflects the most recent inspection on file at the time you're viewing this page.

Independent service — not affiliated with the City of Chicago, Cook County, or any restaurant. Health inspection data sourced directly from the City of Chicago's public Food Inspections open-data feed (data.cityofchicago.org, dataset 4ijn-s7e5), rebuilt from the live feed on every deploy. Neighborhood is derived from ZIP code and is approximate.