African Food Palace

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 22, 2026 →
• address8928 S Commercial Ave, Chicago 60617

Is African Food Palace clean?

African Food Palace is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 22, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at African Food Palace?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present

When was African Food Palace last inspected?

African Food Palace has 3 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2025.

African Food Palace vs South Chicago

South Chicago runs 87% clean across 72 tracked restaurants — 61 clean, 9 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 72 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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