Subway

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 30, 2026
• address1525 W Madison St, Chicago 60607

Is Subway clean?

Subway is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Subway?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED FEMALE EMPLOYEE WASHING MULTI USE CONTAINERS WITH ONLY SOAP AND WATER, AND THEN ONLY RINSING OFF. 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT SET UP NOR ANY SANITIZER USED. INSTD ON PROPER SET UP OF SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE OF ALL MULTI USE EQUIPMENT. MULTI USE EQUIPMENT WAS PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED, AND SANITIZED AFTER INSTRUCTED. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025 PRIORITY • ICE CHUTE DISPENSER AT BEVERAGE STATION NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES AT STEAM TABLE: BROCOLLI CHEESE SOUP AT 113.0F AND MEATBALLS AT 121.0F. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 10LBS $50 VALUE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN HOT FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • DOUBLE ENTRY DOORS NOT PROTECTED, GAPS NOTED INBETWEEN, TOP AND BOTTOM OF DOORS. INSTD TO REPAIR AND HAVE DOORS TIGHT FITTING
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES IMPROPERLY STORED IN CABINET UNDER HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE FROM SAID LOCATION AND STORE PROPERLY.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES IMPROPERLY STORED IN CABINET UNDER HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE FROM SAID LOCATION AND STORE PROPERLY.

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway has 29 inspections on record going back to September 10, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Subway vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.