RecordWell Data

Subway

6920 S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL 60636 · Cook County

33cited violations
0serious tier
7inspections
25tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2917484
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026240
20253110
20241160
2023120

Inspections

  1. Aug 31, 2026 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      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.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, dark areas where food is stored, instructed to provide additional lights.

  2. Mar 19, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

      Wiping cloth placed on 3-comp sink faucet neck to dry, instructed to dry away from food equipment.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, dark areas where food is stored, instructed to provide additional lights.

  3. Aug 11, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      THE GASKET AT THE TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE SERVING AREA IS IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE GASKET TO AVOID COOLER DROPPING BELOW REQUIRED TEMPERATURE.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS IN CORNER AREAS WHERE NEEDED.

  4. Feb 10, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

      3-307.11 : MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT FRONT HAND SINK NEXT TO MEAT SLICER OR REMOVE MEAT SLICER.

    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      4-101.19 : MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE NEAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN WALL IN LOBBY AREA AND INSIDE OF CABINET AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA,DAMAGED FLOOR TILE NEAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.

  5. Feb 3, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

      PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.ARRIVED ON SITE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(COS)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

      OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (HAM,SOUP,TUNA,ETC) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 1:17 P.M.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)

    • Severity not stated

      CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

      MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT FRONT HAND SINK NEXT TO MEAT SLICER OR REMOVE MEAT SLICER.

    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE NEAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN WALL IN LOBBY AREA AND INSIDE OF CABINET AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA,DAMAGED FLOOR TILE NEAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

      PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2591930 4/1/24 NOT CORRECTED .#10-5-202.12 (B-D) : OBSERVED NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT HAND SINKS IN STAFF TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.#49-4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND SPILLAGE FROM ICE DISPENSER AT SODA MACHINE AND COUNTER TOP & LOWER CABINET AT SAME,LOWER SHELVING UNITS AT HOT & COLD HOLDING UNITS,CASHIER & COPIER,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.#55- 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL BASES IN LOBBY AREA.#55-6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)

  6. Apr 1, 2024 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

      PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

      OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (HAM,SOUP,TUNA,ETC) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

      OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)

    • Severity not stated Corrected on site

      HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

      OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICIES BY BOTH MALE FOOD HANDLERS,OBSERVED THEM RINGING THE REGISTER AND HANDLING CREDIT CARDS AND CASH THEN PUTTING ON GLOVES AND THEN MAKING READY TO EAT SANDWICHES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS.MUST WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT HAND SINKS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND IN STAFF TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR FRONT PREP COOLER.

    • Severity not stated

      FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

      MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND SHAKERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.

    • Severity not stated

      GLOVES USED PROPERLY

      OBSERVED EMPLOYEES IMPROPER USAGE OF PLASTIC GLOVES.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND SPILLAGE FROM ICE DISPENSER AT SODA MACHINE AND COUNTER TOP & LOWER CABINET AT SAME,LOWER SHELVING UNITS AT HOT & COLD HOLDING UNITS,CASHIER & COPIER,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      MUST CLEAN TOILET FIXTURES IN BOTH TOILET ROOM.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER FROM WALLS BEHIND H2O TANKS.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES AND DAMAGED WALL BASES IN LOBBY AREA.

    • Severity not stated

      ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

      OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

      OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION A NEW SUMMARY WILL BE POSTED.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010(B)(CITATION ISSUED)

    • Severity not stated

      MISCELLANEOUS / PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

      OBSERVED DEFAULT BEVERAGE ON KIDS MENU CHOCOLATE MILK AT 140 CALORIES MUST BE 130 OR LESS.

  7. Jun 21, 2023 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      MUST CLEAN THE PLUMBER PUDDY FROM AROUND THE HAND SINK FAUCET IN THE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM.

    • Severity not stated

      ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

      INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST COMPLY AND MAINTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 2, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.