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Best Sub
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 4, 2015
- address5758 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60634
Is Best Sub clean?
Best Sub is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 4, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Best Sub?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 4, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS.---------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF WALK-IN FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS.---------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF WALK-IN FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP, MEAT SLICER (MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFTER USE), SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT/PIZZA OVEN WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP, INTERIOR SURFACES OF CHEST FREEZER WITH ICE AND FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION IN PREP/COOKING AREA, STORAGE AND COUNTER SHELVES THROUGHOUT.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN FOOD PREP/COOKING AREA. MUST REPLACE DEAD LIGHT BULBS AND MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT BULB INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER AT SAME AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE OR VACUUM BREAKER AT MOP SINK FAUCET.----------MUST PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND REORGANIZE PREP/COOKING AREA. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER STORED IN STORAGE AND COUNTER SHELVES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.--------MUST PROVIDE PROPER RAISED STORAGE SHELVES 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING (NOTED PREMISE USING SODA CRATES FOR STORAGE).
When was Best Sub last inspected?
Best Sub has 11 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| February 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 23, 2014 | Fail | |
| May 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 9, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 26, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 12, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2010 | Fail |
Best Sub vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.
Other spots in Belmont Cragin
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 February 4, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.