Subway
155 John St S, Hamilton ON · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Subway has been inspected 10 times by City of Hamilton Public Health Services since September 28, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 28, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
6 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on March 20, 2026. For example:
Single service containers and articles kept free from contamination
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded once on August 28, 2026. For example:
Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on March 20, 2026. For example:
Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
About this data
These results come from City of Hamilton Public Health Services, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
10 inspections
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Ensure clean wash / rinse water is provided
- Ensure hot water sanitizer is at 77°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Ensure manual dishwashing includes the three steps: wash, rinse, and sanitize
- Ensure wash / rinse water is at 43°C or greater
- Provide sufficient detergent or chemicals for washing or sanitizing
- Quaternary ammonium compound must be at least 200 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Complaint
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Single service containers and articles kept free from contamination
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Complaint
0 infractions
- Complaint
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Single service containers and articles kept free from contamination
- Maintain single service containers and articles free from contamination
- Single service containers and articles kept free from contamination
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Single service containers and articles kept free from contamination
- Maintain single service containers and articles free from contamination
- Single service containers and articles kept free from contamination
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
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