Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (TUNA, HUMMUS) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE LOCATED IN THE PREP COOLERS IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 30
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT THE ENTIRE FOOD PREP AREAS WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AROUND GREASE TRAP, UNDER SHELVING AND UNDER AND AROUND ALL PREP COOLERS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA BY THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE WALL LOCATED BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE VENTS LOCATED ABOVE THE PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED A MISSING CEILING TILE LOCATED BY THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME PREP COOLERS, WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE, WITHOUT THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOP HEADS STORED DOWNWARD BY THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL MOP HEADS UPRIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 8, 2018: 5 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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