The Submarine Pier

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 19, 2026 →
• address2759 W 51St St, Chicago 60632

Is The Submarine Pier clean?

The Submarine Pier is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 19, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🚩.

What did inspectors find at The Submarine Pier?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was The Submarine Pier last inspected?

The Submarine Pier has 21 inspections on record going back to October 10, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

History worth a look: 4 of these 12 displayed graded visits read cooked. The current result above stands on its own.

The Submarine Pier vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 82% clean across 210 tracked restaurants — 168 clean, 31 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 210 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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