Subway

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 19, 2023
• address10354 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628

Is Subway clean?

Subway is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 19, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 January 19, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED DISPOSABLE CUPS STORED UNDER THE HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SAID DISPOSABLE CUP TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED DISPOSABLE CUPS STORED UNDER THE HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SAID DISPOSABLE CUP TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE SHELVING UNIT LINED WITH BROKEN DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES LOCATED AT THE REARDRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAID CARDBOARD TO MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPER IN THE SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISREPAIR. THE SINK STOPPER IS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE WATER INSIDE OF THE BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINK STOPPER TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE WATER INSIDE THE BASIN.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPER IN THE SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISREPAIR. THE SINK STOPPER IS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE WATER INSIDE OF THE BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINK STOPPER TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE WATER INSIDE THE BASIN.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED THE FACILITY HANDWASHING SINKS AND THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, NOT MEETING COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT OF 100-120F AT THE TIME OF THE NSPECTION. THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WERE FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: THE DISHWASHING AREA (88.8 F), THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA (87.8 F), WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM (91.2 F), MEN'S TOILET ROOM (89.9 F). THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK HOT WATER TEMERATURE WAS 90.3 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER THAT MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 100-120F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION) 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED THE FACILITY HANDWASHING SINKS AND THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, NOT MEETING COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT OF 100-120F AT THE TIME OF THE NSPECTION. THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WERE FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: THE DISHWASHING AREA (88.8 F), THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA (87.8 F), WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM (91.2 F), MEN'S TOILET ROOM (89.9 F). THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK HOT WATER TEMERATURE WAS 90.3 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER THAT MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 100-120F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION) 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway has 29 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Subway vs Washington Heights

Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 27% of them.

Other spots in Washington Heights

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  clean · June 10, 2014
• ✓ Tony's Steak & Wings
  clean · March 19, 2013
• ? Sam's Grocery
  cooked · September 10, 2012
• ? Olivias Sea Of Soul
  cooked · May 6, 2011
• ✓ Kentucky Fried Chicken 521043
  clean · March 10, 2016
• ? Family Corner Market
  cooked · October 18, 2013

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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 January 19, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.