Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FOUND FOODS INSIDE REACH IN PREP COOLER THATS MAINTAINING IMPROPER AIR TEMPERATURE OF 44.3F.COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 40.F OR BELOW..MUST NOT USE COOLER UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE HEALTH DEPT.MUST USE ADDITIONAL COOLER ON PREMISES THATS 40.OF OR BELOW,CDI. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 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: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE REACH IN PREP COOLER MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES.APPROX 2-LBS OF CHICKEN SALAD AT 46.4F,AND 1-LB OF PLAIN CREAM CHEESE AT 52.4F.MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40.0F OR BELOW.FOODS REMOVED AND DISCARDED BY MANAGER,APPROX 3-LBS COST APPROX $10.00.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLING FOOD EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,ETC: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS,FOOD STORAGE CABINET ABOVE PREP COOLER,EXTERIOR OF OVENS,AND STAND,BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS,FOOD RACKS NEXT TO REAR HAND SINK.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALL DAMAGED,(HOLE) IN REAR BY DOOR BEHIND GARBAGE CAN.MUST REPAIR.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 11, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

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