Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 25 TO 30 SMALL DRAIN FLIES THROUGHOUT REAR DISH AREA ON WALLS, POTS AND PANS AND AROUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PEST CO. SERVICE FOR FLIES, REMOVE ALL MOIST DEBRIS FROM UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, WET LINEN AND ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE FLY ACTIVITY. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 11-8-12 NOT CORRECTED #38-REPAIR THE LOOSE HOT WATER HANDLE IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR GARBAGE CANS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR BOX FREEZER WITH DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CRACKED MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPLACE.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 8, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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