Best Sub 2

2653 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Failed · Apr 15, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 5 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • #74 in Chicago's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • Passed 3 of 7 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Apr 15, 2026: failed with 8 violations.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Apr 15

    Complaint

    8 violations
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Sep 24

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. Failed Sep 17

    Complaint

    2 violations
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Dec 5

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    4 violations
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean

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