Rainbow Beach Sub Shop

July 6, 2026 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16 OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER; OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LBS OF COOKED POTATOES AT 49F, ABOUT 10 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 48F, ABOUT 6 LBS OF COOKED SOUP AT 50F AND ABOUT 30 LBS OF RAW EGGS AT 50F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW SUCH AS ALL EGG ITEMS, RIBEYE AND T-BONE STEAK ITEMS AND ALL BURGER ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 25
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED THE WALK IN COOLER, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE, AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 57F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 33
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: 3-501.13 OBSERVED INADEQUATE THAWING METHODS FOR TCS FOODS. FACILITY IS THAWING TCS FOODS IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS THAW ALL TCS FOODS UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER (NOT EXCEEDING 70F) AT ALL TIMES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE HANDWASHING AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS, ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER, ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE REAR AROUND THE HOT WATER HEATER AND ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE TOILET ROOM. ALSO OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE LARGE AND SMALL FLIES ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 3 LARGE FLIES FLYING AROUND THE FOOD PREP AREA AND ABOUT 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND THE FRONT DRINK PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE RODENT AND INSECT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS OPENED WITHOUT APPROPRIATE SCREENING IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SCREENING OR MAINTAIN DOORS CLOSED AT ALL TIMES.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11 OBSERVED THE WALK IN COOLER CONDENSER LEAKING INTO A PAN IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND THE VENT COVER MISSING BY THE CONDENSER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND NEVER ALLOW CONDENSER TO LEAK.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14 OBSERVED SOLILED WIPING CLOTHS BEING STORED ON THE CUTTING BOARDS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ONLY IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE HANDLES OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. OBSERVED RUST ON SOME SHELVES IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND REAR STORAGE AREA AND ITEMS STORED ON THE GROUND IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS, REAR STOARGE AND WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER AND ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 5, 2025: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in South Shore

See every restaurant in South Shore →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.