Subway

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 23, 2010
• address5401 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60609

Is Subway clean?

Subway is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 23, 2010. 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 August 23, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT OR REPLACE WOODEN DOOR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT OR REPLACE WOODEN DOOR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF WALK-IN COOLER & FREEZER, & HOT HOLDING BOX IN REAR.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS UNDERNEATH & BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS UNDERNEATH & BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN ALL WALLS & DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. FINISH REPLACING ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. REPLACE OLD WALL COVE IN WASHROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN ALL WALLS & DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. FINISH REPLACING ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. REPLACE OLD WALL COVE IN WASHROOM.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE MISSING LIGHT BULB IN WALK-IN FREEZER AND PUT A BRIGHTER LIGHT INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN OFFICE AREA.

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway has 2 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2010.

Subway vs Washington Park

Washington Park runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 196 clean, 52 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% of them.

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• ✓ The Living Room Cafe
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• ✕ 55Th & Dan Ryan Shell
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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 23, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.