Best Submarine

2729 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622

Passed re-check · May 14, 2025 Directions
70
Fair BiteKarma score 70 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

  • Passed 5 of 9 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected May 14, 2025: passed with 9 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on May 7, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 5 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed May 14

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    9 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Allergen training as required
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  3. Failed May 7

    Canvass

    11 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Allergen training as required
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  4. 2024
  5. Perfect Jan 29

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Jan 22

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate

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