New Best Sub

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 14, 2026
• address3334 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651

Is New Best Sub clean?

New Best Sub is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at New Best Sub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING BEING DONE WITH FROZEN BEEF PIZZA PIES IN REAR STORAGE AREA.THAWING MUST OCCUR WITH FOOD BEING PLACED IN THE COOLER OVER NIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN CORRECT THAWING PROCEDURES. (MANAGER CORRECTED).
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING BEING DONE WITH FROZEN BEEF PIZZA PIES IN REAR STORAGE AREA.THAWING MUST OCCUR WITH FOOD BEING PLACED IN THE COOLER OVER NIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN CORRECT THAWING PROCEDURES. (MANAGER CORRECTED).
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. (MANAGER PROVIDED).
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. (MANAGER PROVIDED).
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11---OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE FRONT 2 DOOR PREP COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET AND MAINTAIN. • 4-101.19---OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVES IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PAINT OR SEAL THE SHELVES AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (4/27/26) WAS NOT DISPLAYED VISIBLE TO THE CUSTOMERS. TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B), CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (4/27/26) WAS NOT DISPLAYED VISIBLE TO THE CUSTOMERS. TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B), CITATION ISSUED.

When was New Best Sub last inspected?

New Best Sub has 6 inspections on record going back to April 18, 2024.

New Best Sub vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, 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 May 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.