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Subway
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 12, 2025
- address205-20 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11423
- cuisineSandwiches
- phone3474264162
Is Subway clean?
Subway is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 12, 2025. 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 September 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- ⚠️Sodium Warning statement not posted conspicuously at the point of purchase. “Warning: [icon image] indicates that the sodium (salt) content of this item is higher than the total daily recommended limit (2300 mg). High sodium intake can increase blood pressure and risk of heart disease and stroke.”Sodium Warning statement not posted conspicuously at the point of purchase. “Warning: [icon image] indicates that the sodium (salt) content of this item is higher than the total daily recommended limit (2300 mg). High sodium intake can increase blood pressure and risk of heart disease and stroke.”
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
When was Subway last inspected?
Subway has 10 inspections on record going back to September 15, 2022, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| July 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| July 3, 2025 | closed by the city | 14 pts |
| July 2, 2025 | closed by the city | 11 pts |
| June 30, 2025 | closed by the city | 54 pts |
| February 6, 2025 | Grade C | 32 pts |
| August 29, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| February 9, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| September 15, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Subway vs Hollis
Hollis runs 79% clean across 31 tracked restaurants — 23 clean, 2 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 31 spots Cooked tracks in Hollis, this one comes out cleaner than 52% of them.
Other spots in Hollis
How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.