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Potbelly Sandwich Shop

May 5, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A PREP COOLER; ABOUT 3 LBS OF SLICED TOMATOES AT 50F AND ABOUT 2 LBS OF CHICKEN SALAD AT 64F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED A PREP COOLER, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE, AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 60F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AT ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE BOXES, CEILING, WALLS AND FLYING AROUND THE REAR DISH WAHSING AREA AND OBSERVED ABOUT 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE CABINETS WALLS AND FLYING AROUND THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE SMALL FLIES ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS SUCH AS A CAP OR A HAIRNET. OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS AND WITHOUT BEARD GUARDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.
code 40
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS WITH ACCUMULATED DEBRIS UNDER THE PREP TABLE IN THE REAR AND IN THE CABINET UNDER THE DRINK DISPENSER IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 4, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.