Subway

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 4, 2008 →
• address981 Tremont, Boston 02120

Is Subway clean?

Subway is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on April 11, 2008, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on April 4, 2008. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Subway?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 4, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Spoilage Unsafe Foodcritical
• ⚠️Food Container Labels
• ⚠️Food Protection
• ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
• ⚠️Location Accessiblecritical
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting
• ⚠️Living/Sleeping Quaters/Laundry

Subway inspection and administrative history

Subway has 3 inspections on record going back to November 30, 2007.

Subway vs South End

South End runs 83% clean across 677 tracked restaurants — 500 clean, 56 mid, 45 cooked.

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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

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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: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 4, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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