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The Commons Club

203 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60601

Restaurant ZIP 60601 Risk 1 (High)

Out of business · as of Dec 30, 2025

The Commons Club was last inspected on December 30, 2025 with a result of “Out of Business”. Inspectors found no violations.

Latest inspection

December 30, 2025 · Canvass

Closed

Result: Out of Business

No violations

The inspector found this business closed.

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

Inspection history

13 inspections on record

  1. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    No violations

  2. No Entry

    Canvass · No Entry

    No violations

  3. No Entry

    Non-Inspection · No Entry

    No violations

  4. No Entry

    Non-Inspection · No Entry

    No violations

  5. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    1 critical Show violations
    • CriticalFood handling

      Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

      Inspector’s note: Found interior panel of ice machine not clean, instructed to detail clean and maintain.

      Official wording (code 16)

      Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

  6. Conditional

    Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

    5 critical2 general2 paperwork Show violations
    • CriticalManagement & training

      Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

      Inspector’s note: - no verifiable employee health policy on site. Must provide. Priority foundation violation#: 7-38-010. No citation issued. -

      Official wording (code 3)

      Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

    • CriticalFood handling

      Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

      Inspector’s note: - observed an accumulation of pink/black substance encrusted onto the interior of the ice machine used for human consumption. Must remove substance, detail clean, sanitize and maintain machine at all times. Facility corrected violation on site by detail cleaning and sanitizing the interior of the ice machines at this time. Priority foundation violation#:7-38-005. Citation issued. -

      Official wording (code 16)

      Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

    • CriticalFood temperature

      Prepared food wasn’t date-marked, or was kept past its discard date.

      Inspector’s note: - must provide proper labels for date marking the preparation and consume by/discard date (maximum of 7 days total) of all refrigerated, ready-to-eat, tcs foods prepared on site and held over 24hrs. Priority foundation violation#: 7-38-005. No citation issued. -

      Official wording (code 23)

      Proper date marking and disposition

    • CriticalFood handling

      No warning to customers about raw or undercooked food.

      Inspector’s note: - must provide consumer advisory (on site), reminder (in the menu), and disclosure (by the food items) for all undercooked foods. Priority foundation violation#: 7-38-005. No citation issued. -

      Official wording (code 25)

      Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food

    • CriticalFood handling

      Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

      Inspector’s note: - observed a food buffet in the commons dining area with exposed foods (eggs, cheese, fruit) and without a sneeze guard. Must provide a sneeze guard at all buffets to prevent potential sources of contamination by the consumers. Facility corrected violation on site by removing the buffet from premise. Instructed facility to obtain sneeze guards prior to conducting any buffet service on premise. Priority violation#:7-38-005. Citation issued. -

      Official wording (code 39)

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

    • GeneralFood handling

      Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.

      Inspector’s note: - observed preset tableware in the dining room, uncovered & exposed to potential contamination. Must remove/cover/invert all food contact surfaces of preset tableware to prevent potential exposure to contamination. -

      Official wording (code 44)

      Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

      Inspector’s note: - observed no irreversible test strips on site to adequately measure the utensil surface temperature (160f) after the final rinse in the high temp dish machine. Must provide. Priority foundation violation#:7-38-005. No citation issued. -

      Official wording (code 48)

      Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Not all food employees had food-handler training.

      Inspector’s note: - observed some expired food handler certificates on site. Must provide valid food handler training for all food handler employees and maintain certificates on site. -

      Official wording (code 57)

      All food employees have food handler training

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Required allergen training was missing.

      Inspector’s note: - must provide allergen training certification for all certified managers and maintain certificates on site. -

      Official wording (code 58)

      Allergen training as required

  7. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    2 general Show violations
    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

      Inspector’s note: Ice scoop holder not clean, dust build up noted, instructed to clean and maintain.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded

      Inspector’s note: Light shields missing at double door cooler, instructed to install.

  8. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    1 general Show violations
    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles

      Inspector’s note: Observed silverware being pre-set without protection. Instructed to roll silverware in napkin or set upon patron sitting.

  9. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    1 general Show violations
    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles

      Inspector’s note: Observed multi use plates being stored improperly. Instructed to invert and maintain.

  10. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    3 general Show violations
    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Exposed raw wood under counter in bar areas, shall be repaired/sealed.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

      Inspector’s note: Reach in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Floors in bar areas under front counter, 3 compartment sink not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).

  11. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    2 general Show violations
    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed

      Inspector’s note: Must properly label all food items not found in their orginal containers at all times including spices and condiments in the medium sized prep kitchen.found spices and condiments in small plastic containers not labeled.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Instructed management to properly design/construct/maintain small espresso coffee machine station which will be located half way in the middle of the customer sitting area, middle kitchen prep area and long circular bar area as to be convinently and adequately located to the circular bar area hand sink area.

  12. Pass

    License · Pass

    No violations

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