Road Ranger/Subway

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 1, 2024
• address3401-3417 S California Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Road Ranger/Subway clean?

Road Ranger/Subway is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 1, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Road Ranger/Subway?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 1, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS LOCATED IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM (SUBWAY). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED A SLIGHT BLACK/BROWNISH SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR ICE SLOT OF THE DRINK MACHINE LOCATED IN THE GAS STATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS WITH A ONE INCH GAP IN BETWEEN THE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOORS TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 OBSERVED A SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BY THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 OBSERVED A SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BY THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINTS SUCH AS HATS OR HAIR NETS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINTS SUCH AS HATS OR HAIR NETS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S CUSTOMERS TOILET ROOM THAT IS LOCATED ON THE GAS STATION SIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S CUSTOMERS TOILET ROOM THAT IS LOCATED ON THE GAS STATION SIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was Road Ranger/Subway last inspected?

Road Ranger/Subway has 17 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Road Ranger/Subway vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% of them.

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• ✓ Carnitas Don Rafa
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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.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 1, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.