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Subway
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 25, 2026
- address4435 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60639
Is Subway clean?
Subway is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 25, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Subway?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES AND DEAD INSECTS IN SANDWICH PREP AREA UNDER BREAD STORAGE CART AND ON SHELVES UNDER INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT- FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL IN DINING IN WALKWAY LEADING TO CUSTOMER RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.
When was Subway last inspected?
Subway has 16 inspections on record going back to March 14, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 19, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 8, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 17, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2022 | Fail | |
| January 27, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 30, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2017 | Fail |
Subway vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 February 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.