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Mr. Submarine
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 13, 2023
- address5012 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60632
Is Mr. Submarine clean?
Mr. Submarine is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 13, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mr. Submarine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (BEEF, HAME, ETC), NOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTD TO HAVE CERTIFED MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WITH VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • EXCEESIVE ICE ACCUMULATION IN DEEP FREEZER. EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION IN FRYER CABINETS. INSTD TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING LID ON TRASH RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVER AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING LID ON TRASH RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVER AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ON SITEAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ON SITE
When was Mr. Submarine last inspected?
Mr. Submarine has 13 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| December 13, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 2, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 25, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 30, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2013 | Fail | |
| March 12, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 22, 2011 | Pass |
Mr. Submarine vs Archer Heights
Archer Heights runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 56 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 13, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.