Potbelly Sandwich Shop

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 2-402.11. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEE IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITHOUT WEARING ANY HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES.
  code 40
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C). Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE CREAM FREEZER. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE AND DEBRIS, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 6-501.12. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS INSIDE THE FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS BUILDUP, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE COUNTERS, SHELVING, AND EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AREA CLEANLINESS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 6-501.14. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE CEILING EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 5, 2019: 4 findings 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.

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