Dear Sub

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 16, 2010
• address4749 W North Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Dear Sub clean?

Dear Sub is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Dear Sub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NOTED CHEST FREEZER DOOR (ACROSS FRYER) IN POOR REPAIR WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. INSTRUCTED TO FIX OR REPLACE.-----MUST REMOVE PAPER/ALUMINUM LINER ON TOP SHEVES OF PREP COOLER IN THE KITCHEN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NOTED CHEST FREEZER DOOR (ACROSS FRYER) IN POOR REPAIR WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. INSTRUCTED TO FIX OR REPLACE.-----MUST REMOVE PAPER/ALUMINUM LINER ON TOP SHEVES OF PREP COOLER IN THE KITCHEN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE SHELVES AND PREP SHELVES IN REAR PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCETED TO REPLACE HEAVY WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCETED TO REPLACE HEAVY WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN FRONT COUNTER SHELVES AND IN REAR STORAGE PREP AREA AND MUST REORGANIZE, ALSO MUST REMOVE CLUTTER (WOOD, PAPER, SOME GARBAGE) IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA (BETWEEN BUILDING AND FENCE) TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT HARBORAGE.

When was Dear Sub last inspected?

Dear Sub has 2 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2010.

Dear Sub vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 June 16, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.