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Potbelly Sandwich Works

January 4, 2022 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK AT MAIN PREP LINE.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED MINOR PINK SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE OF SODA MACHINE ICE SHOOT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINER AT MAIN PREP LINE (SUGAR) WITH COMMON NAME TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11-OBSERVED TO GO FOOD CONTAINER BOXES STORED UNDER WASTE WATER PIPES IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD CONTAINER BOXES AWAY FROM WASTE WATER PIPE OR MUST PROPERLY COVER WASTE WATER PIPE. ALSO ALL FOOD CONTAINER BOXES MUST BE STORED 6" OFF FLOOR. FOUND SEVERAL BOXES IN BASEMNET STORED ON FLOOR.
code 39
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A HOLE IN WALL NEXT TO MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 4, 2021: 4 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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