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Subway
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 15, 2022
- address1121 N Western Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Subway clean?
Subway is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 15, 2022. 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 February 15, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS LINER ON THE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO RENEW AND MAINTAIN ON FILE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO RENEW AND MAINTAIN ON FILE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WHO OBTAINS THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WITH NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON FILE.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • OBSERVED NO RECORD OF EMPLOYEE VACCINATION STATUS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON FILE.Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • OBSERVED NO RECORD OF EMPLOYEE VACCINATION STATUS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON FILE.
When was Subway last inspected?
Subway has 6 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| February 15, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 22, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 3, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2018 | Pass |
Subway vs West Town
West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 February 15, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.