Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER BEHIND CASHIER WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE MAINTAINING IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 55.9F.COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 40.0F OR BELOW. MUST NOT USE COOLER.MUST USE ADDITIONAL COOLER ON PREMISES THATS 40.0F OR BELOW,CDI.MUST CONTACT THE HEALTH DEPT FOR TAG REMOVAL.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND FOODS MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF COOLERS. APPROX 2-LBS OF CHICKEN SALAD AT 45.0F,POTATO SALAD -53.4F,MACARONI SALAD AT 55.4F.MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40.0F OR BELOW.ALL FOODS REMOVED FROM COOLERS AND DISCARDED, APPROX 2 1/2 LBS,COST $10.00-CDI.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LAST INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT POSTED,DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS FROM LAST INSPECTION DATED 5-13-2016 REPORT #1770709. MANAGER REMOVED SUMMARY FROM BEHIND EQUIPMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF COUNTER BY PRINTER MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANGER THAT SUMMARY MUST ALWAYS BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS.SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-42-010B.
  code 28
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGH-OUT FRONT PREP AREA AND REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS NEED RE-GROUTING, (3-COMP SINK,MOP SINK,IN FRONT WALK IN COOLER,HAND SINKS,COOLERS,OVENS,ETC).MUST REPAIR ALL FLOOR AREAS THROUGH-OUT.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF BOTH VENTILATION HOODS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 13, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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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