Chicago Sub

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 18, 2025
• address4805 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651

Is Chicago Sub clean?

Chicago Sub is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 18, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Sub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD FOR TCS FOOD. FOUND BOX OF FROZEN CHICKEN WINGS IN A COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS.
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD FOR TCS FOOD. FOUND BOX OF FROZEN CHICKEN WINGS IN A COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-301.12(A): FOUND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED; SINK IS LEAKING FROM PIPE WHEN DRAINING. WASTEWATER BEING COLLECTED IN BOWL UNDER DAMAGED PART OF PIPE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO GET DRAINAGE SYSTEM SERVICED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED THREE SINK STOPPERS MISSING FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-301.12(A): FOUND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED; SINK IS LEAKING FROM PIPE WHEN DRAINING. WASTEWATER BEING COLLECTED IN BOWL UNDER DAMAGED PART OF PIPE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO GET DRAINAGE SYSTEM SERVICED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED THREE SINK STOPPERS MISSING FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA LEAKING FROM THE PIPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2588815, DATE 01/30/2024 , VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED. #49: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. ESPECIALLY INSIDE THE FREEZER CHEST ALONG THE WALL NEAR THE TOILET ROOM. #49: OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND FOOD SPLATTER, AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. #54: OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF FOOD SPLATTER, AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. #55: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2588815, DATE 01/30/2024 , VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED. #49: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. ESPECIALLY INSIDE THE FREEZER CHEST ALONG THE WALL NEAR THE TOILET ROOM. #49: OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND FOOD SPLATTER, AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. #54: OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF FOOD SPLATTER, AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. #55: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED

When was Chicago Sub last inspected?

Chicago Sub has 4 inspections on record going back to January 23, 2024.

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Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 December 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.