Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP BLOCKED BY GIANT DISH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HAND WASHING SINK IS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. EMPLOYEE REMOVED DISH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE THROUGHOUT INSPECTION. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER SHOWED UP SHORTLY AFTER INSPECTION BEGAN, HOWEVER CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER LEFT BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER IS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN TILES ON WALL UNDERNEATH REAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 3, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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