Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN HANDLE TO CHEST FREEZER UNIT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND ICE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR/WALLS/CEILING OF THE CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER BEHIND COOLERS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER TO HAVE AN EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER TO RENEW AND MAINTAIN ON FILE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 29, 2020: 4 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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