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Potbelly Sandwich Works

January 29, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT WHICH WAS IMPROPERLY SET-UP WITHOUT ANY HOT WATER UNDER THE STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS HOLDING FOOD ITEMS. FOUND SAUSAGE PATTIES(110.5F), EGGS(120.4F) AND MARINARA SAUCE (120.1F) APPROXIMATELY 4 LBS. OF FOOD PRODUCT (APPROXIMATE VALUE $25.00) ABOVE STATED FOOD PRODUCTS WERE DISCARDED BY MANAGEMENT. ALL HOT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN 140F AND ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO ALWAYS SET-UP HOT HOLDING UNITS PROPERLY TO MAINTAIN HOT FOODS AT 140F AND ABOVE. CDI.
code 3Priority
* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION DID NOT FIND THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION SUMMARY POSTED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. SUMMARY INSPECTION MUST ALWAYS BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. CDI.
code 28
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRI FROM THE FLOORS IN THE REAR PREP AREAS.
code 34
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST DECLUTTER AREA IN FRONT OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING. FOUND MANY EMTPY CARD BOARD BOXES AT THE ABOVE STATED AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 14, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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