Subway

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 12, 2026 →
• address3510 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609

Is Subway clean?

Subway is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Subway?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway has 22 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Subway vs Mckinley Park

Mckinley Park runs 80% clean across 127 tracked restaurants — 101 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 127 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 20% of them.

Other spots in Mckinley Park

• ✓ Walgreens #5868
  clean · June 21, 2010
• ✓ China Wok
  cooked · April 27, 2016
• ✓! A & R Food Inc.
  cooked · May 16, 2011
• ✓! Dunkin Donuts
  cooked · July 27, 2018
• ✓ Fruiteria El Serranito
  cooked · September 17, 2014
• ✓ Roberto's Place
  clean · June 10, 2010

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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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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