Subway

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 22, 2026 →
• address563 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan 10037
• cuisineSandwiches
• phone6465105774

Is Subway clean?

Subway is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 22, 2026. 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 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-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.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway has 4 inspections on record going back to January 22, 2025, averaging 14 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Subway vs Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds

Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds runs 67% clean across 95 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 4 mid, 24 cooked.

Against the 95 spots Cooked tracks in Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds, this one comes out cleaner than 69% of them.

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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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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