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Subway
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 13, 2025
- address3207 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Subway clean?
Subway is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 13, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Subway?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-101.11 OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING, AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOMS, WOMEN & MEN IN NEED OF CLEANING. NOTED FIXTURES IN TOILET ROOMS ARE EXCESSIVELY DIRTY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOMS, WOMEN & MEN IN NEED OF CLEANING. NOTED FIXTURES IN TOILET ROOMS ARE EXCESSIVELY DIRTY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.16 OBSERVED WALL PANEL BROKEN AND HELD TOGETHER WITH RED TAPE IN FRONT PREP, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN • 6-501.11 (FACILITIES NOT IN GOOD REPAIR) OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK LEAKING AND IN FRONT PREP AREA WRAPPED IN RED TAPE, INTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE TRAINING AND KEEP THE CERTIFICATE ONSITE.
When was Subway last inspected?
Subway has 5 inspections on record going back to September 23, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 6, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2024 | Fail |
Subway vs Avondale
Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 August 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.