Subway is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. 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 June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🧊cold food not cold enough
Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COLD SERVING LINE TO BE IMPROPER:-BEEF 51.8F, CHICKEN TERIYAKI 47.4F, TURKEY 44.6F, VEGGIES 53.7F, PEPPERONI 49.6F, ROAST CHICKEN 46.4f. 54.8F, ROAST BEEF 49.1F, EGGS 52.3F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 51 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $300.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005 - COS
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • NOTED TEMPERATURE OF THE DISPLAY CASE UNIT TO BE IMPROPER AT 55.4F AND SERVICE PREP COOLER ALSO STILL NOT MAINTAINED WITH TEMPERATURE AT 68F . STILL INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. EQUIPMENT IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE WHEN LEFT OPEN AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF THE ROOM IS ABOUT 89F. COOLERS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER FOOD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • WALL NOT CLEAN NEXT TO REAR MOP SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALL.
⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DIRTY EXHAUST HOOD ABOVE BREAD OVEN.
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DIRTY EXHAUST HOOD ABOVE BREAD OVEN.
When was Subway last inspected?
Subway has 5 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2024.
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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.