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Potbelly Sandwich Works

February 20, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: REFRIGERATED FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED A SMALL REACH IN COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH AN INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 46-51 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN REFRIGERATED FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. ALSO, THE SOUP STEAM TABLE WAS INEFFECTICVE DUE A LACK OF WATER INSIDE THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THE PROPER AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE STEAM TABLE TO MAINTAIN HOT FOODS AT 140 DEGREES F. CRITICAL CITATION ISSSUED 7-38-005A
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: NOTED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 5LBS OF HUMMUS, COOKED/SLICED EGGS, AND BLUE CHEESE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 45.2-50.1 DEGREES F. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 2LBS OF SOUP IN THE STEAM TABLE AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 124.1 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW OR 140 DEGREES F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
code 3Priority
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: DISHWASHING FACILITIES NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE 3RD COMPARTMENT INTO THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT WHEN WATER DRAINED FROM THE SINK BASIN. MUST REPAIR SO THAT WASTE WATER DRAINS PROPERLY. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
code 24
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF COOLERS. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN PREP TABLES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE PREP AREAS AND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 1, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.