Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed
  Inspector note: FOUND NO HOT WATER AND VERY LOW WATER PRESSURE AT THE FRONT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER TO SINK PER CITY CODE AND INCREASE WATER PRESSURE. INSTRUCTED TO USE 1-COMP. SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA FOR ADEQUATE HAND WASHING-MUST STOCK SINK WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 26
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CABINETS IN FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS, AROUND HOT WATER TANK AND UNDER BEVERAGE STATION IN THE DINING AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING VENTS IN PREP AREAS-REMOVE EXCESS DUST/DIRT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST FIX THE LEAKS AT THE COLD WATER KNOBS ON THE FAUCETS OF THE 3-COMP. IN THE REAR PREP AND ON THE WASH BOWL IN THE LADIES TOILET ROOM.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE REAR AREA LEADING TO DUMPSTER AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 31, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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