Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• 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 SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING COOKED PREPED AND SERVED. IE...SOUP, DELI MEATS ETC... SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS WHERE WORN AND HAVE DEEP CUTS MUST BE REPLACED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL REACH IN COOLERS, ALL DOOR HANDLES ON REACH IN COOLERS, ALL PREP TABLES, INTERIOR OF STORAGE CABINETS AND SODA DISPENSOR. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS, WATER AND BUILD UP. CLEAN UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT, AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. REPAIR HOLE IN WALL NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 8, 2016: 5 findings 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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