Commercial Sub, Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 5, 2013
• address8904 S Commercial Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Commercial Sub, Inc. clean?

Commercial Sub, Inc. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 5, 2013. 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 Commercial Sub, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF PREP COOLER 54.3F AND REACH-IN COOLER 53.9F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF SLICED TOMATOES 54.3F, RAW BEEF PATTIES 56.4F, SOUR CREAM 53.9F STORED IN PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 20LBS AND $50 OF PRODUCT. ALL COLD FOOD MUST BE 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT WASHBOWL IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED 20-30 MICE DROPPINGS IN REAR WATER HEATER ROOM, 30-40 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPAIR GASKETS ON COOLER DOORS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPAIR GASKETS ON COOLER DOORS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS, COOLERS, ICE CREAM MACHINE, COUNTERS, IN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN WALLS IN PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN WALLS IN PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • SECURE 3-COMP SINK AND WASHBOWL TO WALL.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES IN STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was Commercial Sub, Inc. last inspected?

Commercial Sub, Inc. has 9 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2011.

Commercial Sub, Inc. vs South Chicago

South Chicago runs 75% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 106 clean, 21 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 5, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.