Best Sub

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 14, 2025
• address2729 W Division St, Chicago 60622

Is Best Sub clean?

Best Sub is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2025. 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 Best Sub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-202.12 (B-D) : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SLOW DRAIN AT REAR DISH WASHING AREA HAND SINK.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) : MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR COOLERS
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.(SQUEEZE BOTTLES AND SHAKERS)
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-903.11(A;C) : MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-903.11(A;C) : MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 : MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD TRIM AROUND REAR HAND SINK. • 4-501.12 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN & PITTED CUTTING BOARD ON TOPSIDE OF PREP COOLER. • 4-501.11 : MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS,GRILL TABLE,COOLERS,FREEZERS,SERVICE COUNTER & DRY FOOD SHELVING UNITS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • : 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED ,BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES & WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,LOOSE FLOOR TRIM IN FRONT OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP & STORAGE AREAS. • 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN FURNANCE /MOPSINK ROOM. • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE FROM FLOOR UNDER FRYERS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 : MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR FURNANCE ROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 : MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR FURNANCE ROOM.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Best Sub last inspected?

Best Sub has 13 inspections on record going back to March 26, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Best Sub vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 May 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.