Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫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
• ⚠️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 Fail on January 14, 2013: 4 findings recurred. 2 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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