Subway is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 18, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Subway?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 18, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • GREASE TRAP NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED WASTE WATER COMING FROM UNDERNEATH GREASE TRAP WHEN MORE THAN ONE COMPARTMENT DRAINS AT ONE TIME. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE GREASE TRAP REPAIRED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • GREASE TRAP NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED WASTE WATER COMING FROM UNDERNEATH GREASE TRAP WHEN MORE THAN ONE COMPARTMENT DRAINS AT ONE TIME. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE GREASE TRAP REPAIRED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDERNEATH REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING AND UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDERNEATH REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING AND UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
When was Subway last inspected?
Subway has 5 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2012.
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 November 18, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.