Snarf's Sandwiches is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 24, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Snarf's Sandwiches?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 24, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR/REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA, BLACK GROOVES AND STAINS PRESENT.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR/REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA, BLACK GROOVES AND STAINS PRESENT.
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES IN PREP COOLERS ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS, FOOD DEBRIS PRESENT. ALSO, CLEAN DUST FROM FAN GUARD IN WALK IN COOLER.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS, FOOD DEBRIS PRESENT. ALSO, CLEAN FLOOR IN OFFICE IN BASEMENT AND IN CUSTOMER DINING ROOM.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS, FOOD DEBRIS PRESENT. ALSO, CLEAN FLOOR IN OFFICE IN BASEMENT AND IN CUSTOMER DINING ROOM.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR WALL (CORNER) DAMAGE IN BASEMENT ADJACENT TO THE MANAGERS OFFICE. CLEAN KITCHEN HOOD, DUST PRESENT. ALSO, REPAIR STAINED CEILING TILE IN MENS TOILET ROOM.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR WALL (CORNER) DAMAGE IN BASEMENT ADJACENT TO THE MANAGERS OFFICE. CLEAN KITCHEN HOOD, DUST PRESENT. ALSO, REPAIR STAINED CEILING TILE IN MENS TOILET ROOM.
⚠️No Smoking Regulations • MUST POST "NO SMOKING" SIGN AT ENTRANCES. MUST ADHERE TO CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE, SIGNS PROVIDED.
No Smoking Regulations • MUST POST "NO SMOKING" SIGN AT ENTRANCES. MUST ADHERE TO CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE, SIGNS PROVIDED.
When was Snarf's Sandwiches last inspected?
Snarf's Sandwiches has 5 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2015.
date
result
score
November 27, 2018
closed by the city
May 24, 2017
Pass
June 20, 2016
Pass
June 13, 2016
Fail
November 9, 2015
Pass
Snarf's Sandwiches vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 24, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.