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SUBWAY

251 E HURON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60611 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

SUBWAY has been inspected 13 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since September 19, 2016. The most recent inspection, on March 5, 2026, found no infractions.

3 of 13 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food source, labelling and allergens.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on March 13, 2025. For example: APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

  • 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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 29, 2021. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded once on September 4, 2018. For example: PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on March 18, 2024. For example: PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 6 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on March 18, 2024. For example: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, 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.

13 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 35. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED FACILITY NOT MEETING THAWING REQUIREMENTS. FOOD HANDLER THAWING FROZEN CHICKEN IN THREE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK SITTING IN STAGNANT WATER. INFORMED FOOD HANDLER OF PROPER THAWING METHODS (MUST UTILIZE RUNNING WATER WITH ENOUGH VOLATILITY WHEN THAWING). MUST MEET PROPER THAWING REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN
  3. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • No certified food service manager on site while handling and serving TCS foods ( deli, chicken...) Instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • Noted condensation dripping in walk-in cooler, instructed to repair and maintain.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • No light in walk-in freezer, inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, instructed to provide adequate lighting in both.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • No allergen certificate for food service manager, instructed to obtain.
  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • No certified food service manager on site with a valid certificate while serving and handling TCS foods ( deli meat, chicken...) instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.
    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • Found the following items held at improper temperature. 5 lbs of shredded chicken at 58.4f, 3 lbs of tuna salad at 60.2f, 2 lbs deli meat at 58.5f. Instructed manager to hold all cold TCS foods at 41f or lower. Items discarded valued at $35. Priority violation 7-38-005.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • Found Prep cooler at front service line air temperature at 58.4f, said TCS food stored in this cooler. Instructed manager to keep all coolers temperature at 41f or lower. Priority violation 7-38-005. Cooler is tagged not allowed to use. Must contact the office of CDPH for tag removal request.
  6. Canvass

    0 infractions

  7. Complaint

    6 infractions

    • 8. HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
      • OBSERVED A FOOD EMPLOYEE IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NOT WASHING HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON CLEAN GLOVES AND AFTER TOUCHING THEIR PHONE AND HAIR. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO WASH HANDS WHEN SWITCHING TASKS AND AFTER TOUCHING HAIR/PHONE. PRIORITY 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • THE REAR PREP HANDWASHING SINK IS NOT MAINTAINED/INOPERABLE; WATER WAS TURNED OFF BELOW AT PIPES UPON ARRIVAL. PER MANAGEMENT, HOT WATER HANDLE IS BROKEN; WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON; WATER LEAKS FROM UNDERNEATH SINK. MUST REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • FOUND NO SOAP AT THE FRONT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • FOUND TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF 2 PREP COOLERS LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN, ROAST BEEF, SLICED HAM, SLICED TURKEY, SHREDDED STEAK, SLICED BOLOGNA, AND MOZZARELLA IN THE "MEAT/CHEESE" PREP COOLER AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 44F TO 50F. FOUND SLICED TOMATO, SHREDDED LETTACE, AND TORN SPINACH IN THE "VEGETABLE/DRESSINGS" PREP COOLER AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 46F TO 51F. ALSO NOTED 4 BAGS OF COOKED CHICKEN SITTING ON A COUNTER AT 61F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED ALL SAID TCS FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF THE "MEAT/CHEESE" DELI PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA TO BE IMPROPER, WITH VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COOLER OPERATING AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 44F TO 51F. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF THE "VEGETABLE/DRESSINGS" PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA TO BE IMPROPER; THE LEFT PORTION OF THE COOLER IS OPERATING AT 46F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DISCONTINUE USE OF BOTH COOLERS UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 4/29/2021 REPORT #2500903 NOT CORRECTED: VIOLATION #56 (6-303.11) FOUND BURNED OUT LIGHTBULB IN WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE. MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
  8. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 21. PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • FOUND HOT TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES. COOKED CHICKEN TENDERS WERE AT 111.0F AND MEATBALLS WERE AT 116.4F INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN HOT HOLDING TCS FOODS AT OR ABOVE 135F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 8 LBS OF SAID TCS FOODS WORTH $25. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • FOUND COLD TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES ON DELI COOLER. COOKED STEAK WAS AT 47.1F AND CUT TOMATOES WERE AT 46.5F INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT OR BELOW 41F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 8 LBS OF SAID TCS FOODS WORTH $15. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. REFER TO VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • FOUND BURNED OUT LIGHTBULB IN WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
  9. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • EMPLOYEES PERSONAL CLOTHING PLACED ON FOOD SHELVES, EMPLOYEES PERSONAL FOOD CONTAINERS PLACED ON CUSTOMERS FOOD SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO SEPARATE AND MAINTAIN.
  10. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • - OBSERVED A SLIGHT LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. -
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • - MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -
  11. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • 2-102.14(A) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012(A) NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • 2-501.11 NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE WITH BIOHAZARD CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 23. PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
      • 3-501.17(D) INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE SELL BY DATE/SHELF LIFE DATE ON FOODS LABELED INSIDE COOLERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT/GRIME BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • PA 100-0367 NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANANGERS MUST HAVE ALLERGENT TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.
  12. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
      • POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, FOUND 3 LBS OF CHICKEN PATTIES STORED IN HOT HOLDING AT 100.3F AT FRONT SERVICE LINE, INSTRUCTED MGR TO KEEP HOT FOODS AT 140F OR HIGHER, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A) FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $20.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • EMPLOYEES PERSONAL ITEMS ( BAGS AND CLOTHING ) STORED ON FOOD SHELF, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AWAY.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINT, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
  13. License

    2 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • DETAIL CLEAN THE CABINET HANDLES UNDER THE SODA DISPENSER TO REMOVE STICKY SUBSTANCE FROM HANDLE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE WALK-IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPLATTER AND MAINTAIN.

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