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Subway
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedSeptember 21, 2017
- address201 N Clark St, Chicago 60601
Is Subway clean?
Subway is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 21, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Subway?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 21, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalFacilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • OBSERVED A 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (MAYO, RANCH DRESSING)INSIDE AT AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 71.1F. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (RANCH, MAYO) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES; 1/2 LB OF CHEESE AT 48.9F, 1/2 LB OF GUACAMOLE AT 53.4F, 2 CONTAINERS OF MAYO AT 52F-71.1F AND A CONTAINER OF RANCH DRESSING AT 70F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID ITEMS AND TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • OBSERVED HANDSINK BLOCKED LOCATED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND NO SOAP FOR THE WASH BOWL LOCATED IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO NEVER BLOCK A EXPOSED HAND SINK AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN SOAP IN THE WASHROOM AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER CORRECTED ALL DURING THE INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS LOCATED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS LOCATED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE SODA MACHINE LOCATED IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
When was Subway last inspected?
Subway has 19 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| September 21, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 11, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 5, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 30, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 23, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 27, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| September 11, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 4, 2015 | Fail | |
| March 10, 2015 | Pass |
Subway vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 September 21, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.