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Philly's Best
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 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 June 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. 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 June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AT SEVERAL COLD-HOLDING UNITS ALONG MAIN KITCHEN LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWABLE LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COLD-HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED OPEN CONTAINER OF FOOD STORED DIRECTLY NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK AT THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE FOOD CONTAINERS OR PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT HANDWASHING SINK OR OTHER MEANS OF PROTECTING OPEN FOOD FROM SPLASH OR SPILLAGE AND MAINTAIN.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED OPEN CONTAINER OF FOOD STORED DIRECTLY NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK AT THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE FOOD CONTAINERS OR PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT HANDWASHING SINK OR OTHER MEANS OF PROTECTING OPEN FOOD FROM SPLASH OR SPILLAGE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED SEVERAL HANDWASHING SINKS ON-SITE WITH SEALS BETWEEN HANDWASHING SINK AND WALL IN POOR REPAIR OR DEGRADED. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR RE-SEAL ALL HANDWASHING SINKS TO ADJACENT WALL TO PREVENT SPLASH OR SEEPAGE BETWEEN SINK AND WALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MOPS STORED WITH MOP HEADS IN CONTACT WITH WALL AT THE UTILITY SINK AREA WHILE DRYING. INSTRUCTED TO STORE MOPS SUCH THAT MOP HEADS DO NOT CONTAMINATE WALL, FLOOR, OR OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITY SURFACES WHILE DRYING AND MAINTAIN.
When was Philly's Best last inspected?
Philly's Best has 2 inspections on record going back to June 10, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2026 | — |
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 30% 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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.