Subway

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 9, 2012
• address1501 W Madison St, Chicago 60607

Is Subway clean?

Subway is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 9, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Subway?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN FLOORS AT CORNERS AND ALONG FLOOR BASE TO REMOVE EXCESS CRUMBS AND FOOD DEBRI ON 1ST AND SECOND FLOOR SPECIFICALLY UNDER HEATING PIPE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN FLOORS AT CORNERS AND ALONG FLOOR BASE TO REMOVE EXCESS CRUMBS AND FOOD DEBRI ON 1ST AND SECOND FLOOR SPECIFICALLY UNDER HEATING PIPE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLASHES FROMCEILING TILES NEXT TO THE WALK IN COOLER.MUST REPAIR BROKEN WALL TILE AT WALLBASE BEHIND COCA-COLA REFRIGERATOR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLASHES FROMCEILING TILES NEXT TO THE WALK IN COOLER.MUST REPAIR BROKEN WALL TILE AT WALLBASE BEHIND COCA-COLA REFRIGERATOR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE OFFICE/STORAGE AREA.ITEMS MUST BE 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway has 4 inspections on record going back to October 14, 2010.

Subway 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 30% of them.

Other spots in Near West Side

• ? Grand Confections
  cooked · October 4, 2012
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  clean · February 27, 2025
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  clean · September 17, 2014
• ✓ Subway
  clean · April 26, 2010
• ✓ Terry's Toffee Inc.
  clean · July 17, 2014
• ✓ Dunkin Donuts
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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 March 9, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.