Subway

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 16, 2015
• address304 W Hubbard St, Chicago 60654

Is Subway clean?

Subway is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 16, 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 16, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP ONTO THE FLOOR AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SEWAGE LINE SERVICED. CRITICAL CITATION, VIOLATION 7-38-0030
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SLIMY BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE BOTTOM SURFACES AND ON THE TOP RIGHT AND LEFT SURFACES.ICE ARE NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL AND SANITIZE. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS 7-38-005(A).
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST RE CAULK ALONG THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE AND WORN OUT CAULK.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST RE CAULK ALONG THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE AND WORN OUT CAULK.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • STAINED CEILING PANELS IN THE FRONT DINING AREA, REAR STORAGE AREA, AND INSIDE THE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • STAINED CEILING PANELS IN THE FRONT DINING AREA, REAR STORAGE AREA, AND INSIDE THE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE DISPLAY COLD HOLDING UNIT. MUST REPLACE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA IN REAR OF STORE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND SINK EQUIPPED WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway has 8 inspections on record going back to December 28, 2011.

Subway vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North 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 16, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.