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Potbelly Sandwich Shop

May 18, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND SMALL TWO DOOR PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINED,RIGHT DOOR NOT ABLE TO CLOSE TIGHT FITTED TO UNIT,INTERIOR AIR TEMP OF 49.F TO 50.F. UNIT IN QUESTION IS LOCATED BY THE SANDWICHES OVEN BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (SHREDDED LETTUCE) WAS STORED INSIDE THE UNIT.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DOOR AND UNIT MUST MAINTAIN AIR TEMP OF F AND BELOW. TAGGED UNIT" HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED INSIDE THE SMALL PREP COOLER SHREDDED LETTUCE AT TEMP OF 47.7F; 48.9F; AND 49.5F.SAID FOOD ITEMS MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW.POUNDS 7.5,VALUE 6.36. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED LETTUCE. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLLER BY THE REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAID SHELVES.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF REACH-IN COOLER WITH GRIMES AROUND THE BASE AND CORNERS OF THE UNIT.EXCESS ICE AND ICE CREAM INSIDE AT PANELS AND BOTTOM OF THE ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER,NEED TO CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. WATER AT DIPPER WELL DIRTY FROM USED SCOOPS,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MISSING GROUT BETWEEN FLOOR TILE AT REAR PREP DISH ROOM AREAS,INSTRUCTED TO RE GROUT SAID TILES.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.EXCESS SLIME INSIDE THE FLOOR DRAIN/DRAIN PIPES UNDER THE SELF SERVE POP DISPENSER IN DINING AREA. REMOVE DEBRIS FROM OTHER FLOOR DRAINS ON PREMISES. WATER ON FLOOR UNDER COOLER UNITS NORTH SITE, REROUTE DRAIN PIPES INTO A FLOOR DRAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: GRIME ON WALLS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A GREASE TRAP AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. METAL FLOOR TRAP COVER NOTED IN THE REAR PREP AREA HOWEVER, NO GREASE TRAP LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT ATTACHED TO FIRST FLOOR COVER. MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW EXISTENCE OF GREASE TRAP • FLOOR DRAINS UNDER ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SLOWLY DRAINING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE,ALSO FOUL ODOR(SEWAGE GAS)THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,REPAIR CAUSE
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 31, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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