Best Submarine

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 4, 2017
• address5538 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Best Submarine clean?

Best Submarine is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 4, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Best Submarine?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 4, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock • OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE, AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST KIT TO DETERMINE PROPER CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZING SOLUTION. MANAGER CORRECT VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CLEAR TAP USED AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON LID OF FRONT DEEP FREEZER CHEST. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN, AT ALL TIMES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CLEAR TAP USED AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON LID OF FRONT DEEP FREEZER CHEST. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN, AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED STANDING WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS ON BOTTOM OF 3 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER, IN FRONT PREP AREA, NEAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FOOD AND DEBRIS, ON FLOORS, UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FOOD AND DEBRIS, ON FLOORS, UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED SELF CLOSING HINGE DEVICE, ON EMPLOYEE RESTROOM DOOR, IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF HOOD SYSTEM, ABOVE COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED SELF CLOSING HINGE DEVICE, ON EMPLOYEE RESTROOM DOOR, IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF HOOD SYSTEM, ABOVE COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED UNUSED KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, IN BACKYARD AREA OF OPERATION, TWO DOOR COCO COLA DISPLAY COOLER AND 2- DEEP FRYER UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE , TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Best Submarine last inspected?

Best Submarine has 8 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2011.

Best Submarine 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 32% 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 October 4, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.