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Subway
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 6, 2026
- address33 E 71St St, Chicago 60619
Is Subway clean?
Subway is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 6, 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 January 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED SELF-SERVE DRINK/ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN DINING AREA WITH A THICK BUILD-UP OF PINK SUBSTANCE AND BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR OF ICE CHUTE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY REMOVED ICE AND CLEANED MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED CUTTING BOARD IN ONE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE BY SANDING AND RESEALING OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NOTED ODOR FROM GREASE TRAP, INSTRUCTED TO CLEANSewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NOTED ODOR FROM GREASE TRAP, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HALL TO WASHROOMS CLUTTERED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECCESSARY ITEMS TO BUSINESS. KEPT ITEMS ARE TO BE STORED ON PROPER SHELVING THAT IS NON-POROUS AND SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN TO ENSURE PROPER CLEANING OF FACILITY AND TO PREVENT PEST HARBOAGE.
When was Subway last inspected?
Subway has 10 inspections on record going back to June 5, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 5, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 19, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 14, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Subway vs Greater Grand Crossing
Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 January 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.