Subway Sandwiches

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMay 6, 2026
• address808 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60607

Is Subway Sandwiches clean?

Subway Sandwiches is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 6, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Subway Sandwiches?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (HAM, TURKEY, ETC). INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE, LEAKING PROFUSELY UNDERNEATH WHEN WATER TURNED ON. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN HANDWASH SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGH OUT PREMISES, WATER AT 64.8F-65.0F. INSTD TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT HANDWASH SINKS (100F-120F) AND AT LEAST 110F AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY 7-38-030
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGH OUT PREMISES, WATER AT 64.8F-65.0F. INSTD TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT HANDWASH SINKS (100F-120F) AND AT LEAST 110F AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY 7-38-030
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN AND ACCUMULATING OF FLOOR WHEN WATER RUNNING AND DRAINING. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME AND MAINTAIN SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN AND ACCUMULATING OF FLOOR WHEN WATER RUNNING AND DRAINING. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME AND MAINTAIN SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • EXCESSIVE NON FUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT (MICROWAVES, BREAD OVEN, ETC) BOXES, AND CLUTTER THROUGH OUT REAR OF PREMISES. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL AND ORGANIZE AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT OUT IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT OUT IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

When was Subway Sandwiches last inspected?

Subway Sandwiches has 37 inspections on record going back to February 18, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Subway Sandwiches vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 37% of them.

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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 May 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.