Potbelly Sandwich Works

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

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT 1610013, DATED 1/21/2016. VIOLATION INCLUDES; #34; MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER,BASEMENT AND PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN DINING AREA AND LOOSE STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT. VIOLATION STILL EXISTS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CONTACT SURFACE AT SELF SERVE BEVERAGE MACHINE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOOD ABOVE THE SANDWICH OVEN IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN IN MENS TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 21, 2016: 3 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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