Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FRONT PREP AREA BACKLINE MEAT REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP/DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS AT REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN REAR PREP AREA WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: WOMENS WASHROOM HANDWASH BOWL COLD AND HOT WATER PUSH BUTTONS NOT CALIBRATED TO 15 SECONDS RUNNING WATER TIME ALSO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK PIPES DRAINING SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ROD OUT DRAIN PIPE/CLEAN OUT GREASE TRAP AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, ALSO MUST RECALIBRATE HANDWASH BOWL PUSH BUTTONS RUNNING WATER TIME TO 15 SECONDS RUNNING WATER.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 23, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 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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