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Subway
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 30, 2015
- address1252 S Halsted St, Chicago 60607
Is Subway clean?
Subway is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 30, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Subway?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • MEATBALLS BEING RE-HEATED ON STEAM TABLE, TEMPERATURE OF PRODUCT WAS 89F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS THAT REQUIRE RE-HEATING, MUST BE RE-HEATED TO 165F IN SOME FORM OF COOKING EQUIPMENT THEN PLACED IN A HOLDING UNIT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalHands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods. • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE USE TELEPHONE AND NOT WASH HANDS BEFORE PREPARING A SANDWICH FOR A CUSTOMER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS, IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR(DIRT, DEBRIS NOTED).Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS, IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR(DIRT, DEBRIS NOTED).
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN WALLS, REPLACE MISSING, AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR STORAGE AREA OUTSIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN WALLS, REPLACE MISSING, AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR STORAGE AREA OUTSIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • PROPERLY ORGANIZE AND STORE ALL ARTICLES IN REAR HALLWAY STORAGE AREA.
When was Subway last inspected?
Subway has 8 inspections on record going back to August 12, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| March 30, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 22, 2014 | Fail | |
| February 28, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 11, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 4, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 12, 2011 | Pass |
Subway vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 30, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.