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Potbelly Sandwich Works

March 14, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: MISSING CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR HIGH CONCENTRATION OF BLEACH (4000PM) LISTED ON PROCEDURE FOR CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TEST KIT TO VERIFY CONCENTRATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED, UNABLE TO DRAIN PROPERLY. WATER MUST BE RELEASED AT EXTREMELY SLOW INTERVALS TO PREVENT WATER FROM ACCUMULATING ON FLOOR. INSTD TO REPAIR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO DRAIN PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR BASIN OF ICE CREAM PREP SINK, DIPPERWELL, BEVERAGE SELF SERVICE DRIP TRAY NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS, INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR OF CABINETS AT BEVERAGE STATION NOT CLEAN, STICKY SURFACE. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: LEAK AT PIPE ABOVE UTILITY SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: WALL COVERING IN MENS TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR, TORN AND NOT TIGHT FITTING TO WALL. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO AS TO BE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • FLOOR DRAIN IN REAR NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: UNABLE TO VERIFY ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTD TO OBTAIN VERIFICATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 20, 2018: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.