Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BOTTOM DOOR OF PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR.PREP COOLER MAINTAINING IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 66.8F. MUST NOT USED PREP COOLER FOR FOOD STORAGE.MUST USED ADDITIONAL COOLER ON PREMISES THATS 40F OR BELOW-CDI. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION.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 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS( 3 LBS CHICKEN SALAD 51.6F , 5LBS CHOPPED BOILED EGGS-54.6F AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES STORED INSIDE PREP COOLER THATS NOT MAINTAINED. ALSO 4 COOKED EGGS MAINTAINED AT 117.8F IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. ALL FOODS WAS REMOVED AND DISCARDED TOTTAL COST APPROX 8 LBS/$25.00-CDI. CRITICAL VIOLAQTION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION #34- STILL EXITS FROM LAST INSPECTION REPORT #1418794,DATED 1-22-2015.MUST REGROUT FLOORS IN FRONT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STORAGE UNITS IN REAR DISH WASHING/PREP NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.MUST DETAIL CLEAN/MAINTAIN.ALSO INTERIOR SHELES INSIDE PREP COOLERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELD IN CEILING ABOVE REAR PREP TABLE IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REPAIR.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: NO NEW IDPH FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE CERTIFICATES AT NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 22, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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