Subway

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 30, 2012
• address2421 N Clark St Fl, Chicago 60614

Is Subway clean?

Subway is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 30, 2012. 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 January 30, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN NOZZLES ON SODA MACHINE DISPENSER AND INTERIOR OF CABINET UNDER THE BEVERAGE STATION.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS IN REAR BY MOP SINK AND WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST ALSO, REATTACH RUBBER COVING ALONG THE WALL BASE THROUGH OUT REAR AS NEEDED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS IN REAR BY MOP SINK AND WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST ALSO, REATTACH RUBBER COVING ALONG THE WALL BASE THROUGH OUT REAR AS NEEDED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACED BLOWN LIGHT AND DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE FRONT HOT HOLDING UNITS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LEAK AT THE COLD WATER KNOB ON THE 3-COMP. SINK AND PROVIDE AN 1" AIR GAP TO THE PIPE UNDER THE 3-COMP. SINK.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway has 2 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2012.

Subway vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.

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• ✓ Shiso
  clean · April 3, 2012
• ✓ 13Th Fl Indoor Rooftop Bar/The J Parker
  clean · July 17, 2012
• ✓ The Roost
  clean · March 7, 2012
• ✓ La Fournette
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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 30, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.