The Submarine Pier

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 11, 2026
• address4048 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is The Submarine Pier clean?

The Submarine Pier is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Submarine Pier?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 45.7-52.2F. OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HAM(49.6F), SALAMI(45.7F), CAPICOLA(52.0F), SLICED TOMATOES(52.2F), MILK(49.6F), TURKEY(49.1F), BEEF(46.2F), TUNA(46.8F), CHEESE SLICES(50.7-51.1F), ROAST BEEF(49.1F), CORNED BEEF(46.0F), PASTRAMI(49.1F), BUTTER(48.4-50.7F), HALF AND HALF(48.4F) AND PIZZA PUFFS(46.0-47.3F) HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $150 WEIGHING 25LBS PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENINGS AT REAR EXIT DOOR. OBSERVED OPENINGS AT LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND BASE OF REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED DAMAGED LID ON CHEST FREEZER IN REAR PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED LID ON CHEST FREEZER IN REAR PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON ALL THREE DOORS OF COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON ALL THREE DOORS OF COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED RUST ON SHELVING UNITS ABOVE AND TO THE RIGHT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM SAID SHELVING UNITS, NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION-RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. OBSERVED RUST ON LID OF CHEST FREEZER IN REAR PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM LID OF CHEST FREEZER IN REAR PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA, NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION-RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. OBSERVED CASES OF SODA STORED ON FLOOR AND ELEVATED WITH CONTAINER IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FROM DRAINPIPE OF REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE OF REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA HANDWASHING SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED RUST ON CEILING AND PEELING PAINT IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND PEELING PAINT, SMOOTHLY REPAIR AND REPAINT CEILING IN SAID AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • AT TIME OF INSPECTION EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR ONE FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • AT TIME OF INSPECTION EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR ONE FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

When was The Submarine Pier last inspected?

The Submarine Pier has 19 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Submarine Pier vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.

Other spots in Brighton Park

• ✓ Tres Regalos
  clean · December 22, 2010
• ✓ Popeye's Chicken
  clean · February 28, 2020
• ✓ Brighton Mini Mart Inc
  clean · November 8, 2017
• ✓! La Iguanita Restaurant
  mid · September 16, 2010
• ✓! Raul's Bar & Grill
  mid · November 20, 2020
• ✓ Walgreens # 05356
  clean · February 23, 2021

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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 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.