North Chicago Subs
Last inspected: Oct 10, 2024
86
Score
Across the available record, North Chicago Subs has four inspections on file, the first dated 2022. On Oct 10, 2024, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around four violations each.
Looking across the full record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” is the recurring theme, flagged nine times.
North Chicago Subs' latest score of 86 sits above the Chicago average of 81. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 10, 2024
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED UNUSED ITEMS (CARDBOARD BOXES AND MILK CRATES) BEING STORED IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA OF PREMISES. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED INTERIOR GUARD OF ICE MACHINE WITH SOME DIRT, NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GAPS AROUND PIPING ABOVE THE HOT WATER TANK IN THE REAR UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO SEAL ALL GAPS AND MAINTAIN.
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86
Feb 10, 2023
Complaint
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SHELVES WITH PEELING PAINT IN 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER , LOCATED IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESEAL SHELVING UNIT AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: THE SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR IS BROKEN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WATER LINE PROTRUDING FROM FLOOR IN FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RELOCATE/REMOVE, SO THAT WATER LINE MAY NOT OBSTRUCT/PREVENT THE CLEANING OF FLOORS.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HOLES SURROUNDING PIPES IN CEILING AND WALL IN THE UTILITY CLOSET LOCATED IN THE REAR. ALSO OBSERVED HOLES IN WALL AND AROUND DRAIN UNDERNEATH DIPPER WELL, LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO SMOOTHLY SEAL ALL OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
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Dec 15, 2022
Reinspection
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDSINK LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINKS INFORMING EMPLOYEE TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SHELVES WITH PEELING PAINT IN 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER , LOCATED IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESEAL SHELVING UNIT AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOME SPLASH OVER FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN.-- ALSO OBSERVED NO OVERFLOW TUBE FOR THE DIPPER WELL TO PREVENT WATER FROM OVERFLOWING ONTO FLOOR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR PLUMBING TO PREVENT SPLASH OVER FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN AND INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AN OVERFLOW TUBE TO PREVENT WATER FROM SPILLING ONTO FLOOR FROM DIPPER WELL AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HOLES SURROUNDING PIPES IN CEILING AND WALL IN THE UTILITY CLOSET, LOCATED IN TH REAR.--- ALSO OBSERVED HOLES IN WALL AND AROUND DRAIN UNDERNEATH DIPPER WELL, LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO SMOOTHLY SEAL ALL OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WATER LINE PROTRUDING FROM FLOOR IN FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RELOCATE/REMOVE, SO THAT WATER LINE MAY NOT OBSTRUCT/PREVENT THE CLEANING OF FLOORS.
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78
Dec 8, 2022
License
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THREE DOOR PREP COOLER, LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE, 83.8F. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO KEEP AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE PERSON IN CHARGE IS MADE AWARE BY THEIR EMPLOYEES INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES AS THEY RELATE TO DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDSINK LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINKS INFORMING EMPLOYEE TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
10
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SHELVES WITH PEELING PAINT IN 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER , LOCATED IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESEAL SHELVING UNIT AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOME SPLASH OVER FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN.-- ALSO OBSERVED NO OVERFLOW TUBE FOR THE DIPPER WELL TO PREVENT WATER FROM OVERFLOWING ONTO FLOOR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR PLUMBING TO PREVENT SPLASH OVER FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN AND INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AN OVERFLOW TUBE TO PREVENT WATER FROM SPILLING ONTO FLOOR FROM DIPPER WELL AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
51
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED UNUSED ITEMS (REFRIGERATOR, BOXES,) IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS TO PREVENT POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HOLES SURROUNDING PIPES IN CEILING AND WALL IN THE UTILITY CLOSET, LOCATED IN TH REAR.--- ALSO OBSERVED HOLES IN WALL AND AROUND DRAIN UNDERNEATH DIPPER WELL, LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO SMOOTHLY SEAL ALL OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
55
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WATER LINE PROTRUDING FROM FLOOR IN FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RELOCATE/REMOVE, SO THAT WATER LINE MAY NOT OBSTRUCT/PREVENT THE CLEANING OF FLOORS.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was North Chicago Subs last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at North Chicago Subs on file is from Oct 10, 2024. The public record contains four inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at North Chicago Subs?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited nine times, more than any other issue at North Chicago Subs.
Has North Chicago Subs' inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at North Chicago Subs have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at North Chicago Subs means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is North Chicago Subs inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, North Chicago Subs is inspected around two times per year on average.
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