Best Sub
clean
Looking clean.
The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.
- 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 barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container
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.
Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record
The latest two displayed graded visits went from Fail on May 7, 2025 to Pass on May 14, 2025. Both visits are dated snapshots of the record.
History worth a look: 5 of these 12 displayed graded visits read cooked. The current result above stands on its own.
May 14, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →May 7, 2025 Fail
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View full inspection →January 29, 2024 Pass
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View full inspection →January 22, 2024 Fail
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View full inspection →January 30, 2023 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →January 26, 2023 Fail
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View full inspection →September 6, 2022 Pass
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View full inspection →August 29, 2022 Fail
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View full inspection →April 13, 2020 Pass
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View full inspection →May 7, 2019 Pass
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View full inspection →April 29, 2019 Fail
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View full inspection →July 31, 2018 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →Best Sub vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 76% clean across 321 tracked restaurants — 240 clean, 59 mid, 16 cooked.
Against the 321 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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.
Read the Chicago ratings guide →
Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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.
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