SUBWAY

Address: 4242 S WENTWORTH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60609, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Sep 4, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (23 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-09-04 00:00:00 (Complaint) 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, instructed to increase light intensity.
• Pass — 2026-03-13 00:00:00 (Canvass) 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: Sink stopper for 3-comp sink not holding water, instructed to repair and maintain for proper washing and sanitizing.
• Fail — 2025-01-08 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-501.111 OBSERVED PEST CONTROL SERVICE RECEIPT FROM THE COMPANY WITHOUT PROPER IDPH LICENSE NUMBER AND WRITTEN VERIFICATION OF CERTIFIED PEST
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-01-10 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING�TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS (SOUP, MEATBALLS, DELI MEAT
• Pass — 2023-01-18 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. | 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY S
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2022-03-03 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• Pass — 2021-02-10 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2021-01-29 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: FOUND 7-8 SMALL FLIES LOCATED IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA NEXT TO BOXED SODA. FLY ACTIVITY MUST BE MINIMIZED.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SAN
• Pass — 2020-01-07 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2019-06-07 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MAINTENANCE TOOLS SUCH AS BROOMS, MOPS, AND DUST PANS STORED ON THE SIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-08-31 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(A) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED T
• Pass — 2017-10-10 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK KIN COOLER. | 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GO
• Pass — 2016-12-06 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOOR UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NEEDS CLEANING.
• Pass — 2016-06-30 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2016-02-26 00:00:00 () 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: REMOVE CLUTTER BETWEEN WALL AND WALK-IN FREEZER TO PREVENT HARBORAGE AND PROVIDE FOR CLEAN
• Pass — 2015-09-01 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: NOTED THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE WALK IN COOLER NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS. | 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED
• Pass — 2015-01-21 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR CORNER INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS. | 45. FOOD
• Pass — 2014-10-02 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED THE FRONT REACH IN COOLER FAN GUARD NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• Pass — 2014-01-30 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: NEED TO CLEAN INSIDE CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE FRONT PREP AREA.
• Pass — 2013-06-04 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.

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