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Potbelly Sandwich Works

June 8, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
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: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD NOT MAINTAINING AT 40 F OR BELOW. FOUND 3 1/2 LBS OF CHOPPED CHICKEN AT 65 F ($25. VALUE) INSIDE OF A 1-DOOR REFRIGERATOR WHICH WAS NOT PLUGGED IN AT INSPECTION TIME.MANAGER PLUGGED IN UNIT AND IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY MAINTAINING 40 F AND BELOW. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED ABOVE STATED FOOD PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST ALWAYS MAINTAIN 40F AND BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUND ALL THREE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED. FOUND A 1/4 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF ALL 3 DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL THREE DOORS MUST BE RODENT PROOFED AT ALL TIMES WITHOUT ANY GAPS AND OPENINGS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOUND VARIOUS UNLABELED SAUCE BOTTLES SUCH AS OLIVE OIL, MAYO, AND DRESSING IN FRONT PREP AREA. All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: FOUND RUSTY METAL SURFACE UNDER THE MOP SINK AND RUSTY EXTERIOR CHEST FREEZER DOOR IN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR/ REPAINT WITH NON-TOXIC PAINT AND MAINTAIN ABOVE STATED SURFACES.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FOUND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES WITH GAPS LOCATED UNDER THE REAR HAND SINK IN FRONT OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR/REGROUT ABOVE STATED FLOOR TILES AND GAPS SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FOUND WALL PATCHED UP WITH CARD BOARD AND TAPE COVERING HOLE AT WALL BEHIND DUMPSTER IN THE REAR KITCHEN BY EXIT DOOR. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR THE HOLE ON THE WALL STATED ABOVE AND MAINTAIN SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND LEAKY FAUCET BASE AT 3-COMP SINK AND LEAKY FAUCET AT MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: FOUND CLUTTER SUCH AS CARDBOARD BOXES AND EMPTY PLASTIC CONTAINERS ON THE FLOOR AROUND DUMPSTER BY EXIT DOOR IN REAR KITCHEN. MUST REMOVE CARD BOARD, DECLUTTER, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 17, 2016: 7 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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