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

Date	Business	Address	Result	Inspector's comment (excerpt)
2026-11-10	Green 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…
2026-11-09	Big 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…
2026-11-06	El Rodeo, Inc. Grocery store	4300 S Mozart St 60632	FailCleaningHood/grease	Observed black buildup on filters in hood.
2026-11-06	Golden 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 [email protected]

Michael Elnajami, Breezy Development Inc., Chicago.