Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP/DISH AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: THERMOMETER NEEDED AT THE FRONT 2-DOOR PREP COOLER WHERE VEGETABLE ARE STORED. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLOW LEAK ON PIPE UNDERNEATH HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2587910 ON 01/10/2024 #55) 6-201.11 STILL OBSERVED CRUMBLED BRICK THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ARE NOT EASILY CLEANABLE REPAIR ISSUE WITH SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SEAL HOLES ON WALLS. PRIORITY VIOLATION: 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUE.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 10, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 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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