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Philly's Best

June 15, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeLicense
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 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.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 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.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 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.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 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.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 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.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on June 10, 2026: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.