Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE OF SANITATION POSTED ON THE WALL AND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. WHILE SRVING AND PREPARING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS CHILI, TURKEY SANDWICH, TUNA SALAD, CHICKEN SALAD. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS 7-38-012. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MATTHEW HABEGGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 12:50PM.
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE CABINET UNDER THE SODA MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR THRU-OUT BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM,AND REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD/EMPTY BOXES ON THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN THE FLOOR IN MEN'S WASHROOM ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: VENT COVER IN BOTH WASHROOMS WITH DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE ROOMS(BIG AND SMALL STORAGE ROOM). INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 16, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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