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Philly's Best
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 15, 2026
- address769 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60661
Is Philly's Best clean?
Philly's Best is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Philly's Best?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalProper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE DRINKING FROM OPEN BEVERAGE CONTAINER AT THE MAIN COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DESIGNATED AREAS FOR EMPLOYEES TO EAT, DRINK, OR USE TOBACCO THAT DOES NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN ALL EMPLOYEE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS ENCLOSED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS STORED DIRECRTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED SEVERAL DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (CHILI FLAKES, FLOUR, SUGAR, SEASONING) STORED OPEN WITHOUT ADEQUATE OVERHEAD PROTECTION IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD AT ALL TIMES.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS STORED DIRECRTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED SEVERAL DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (CHILI FLAKES, FLOUR, SUGAR, SEASONING) STORED OPEN WITHOUT ADEQUATE OVERHEAD PROTECTION IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD AT ALL TIMES.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING FIXTURES IN POOR REPAIR: BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT THE UTILITY SINK MISSING CAP, BUT FUNCTIONAL; HANDWASHING SINK AT THE EMPLOYEE STORAGE/WALK-IN COOLER AREA IN POOR REPAIR, FAUCET SPRAYING WHEN ACTIVATED, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE LISTED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES ON-SITE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL FOOD HANDLING STAFF WITH APPROVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE(S) ON-SITE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES ON-SITE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL FOOD HANDLING STAFF WITH APPROVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE(S) ON-SITE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES.
When was Philly's Best last inspected?
Philly's Best has 38 inspections on record going back to July 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| April 15, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 25, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 1, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2023 | Fail | |
| December 8, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 29, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2021 | Fail |
Philly's Best vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 April 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.