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Potbelly Sandwich Works

July 24, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings2

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS AVAILABLE IN MENS WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 3LBS TUNA SALAD IN FRONT PREP COOLER AT 47.2F. ESTABLISHMENTS TEMPERATURE LOGS RECORDED A READING OF 48F. MANAGEMENT STATES TUNA SALAD HAD NOT BEEN COOLED PROPERLY TO 40F OR BELOW. FOUND OTHER DELI MEAT TEMPERATURES IN SAME COOLER AT ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF COOLER AT 41F. TUNA DISCARDED. REVIEWED PROPER METHODS OF COOLING FOODS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
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: OBSERVED OVER 100 DRAIN FLIES THROUGHOUT PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. AT FRONT ICE CREAM PREP STATION AND ICE CREAM ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. UNDER SHELVING IN FLOOR DRAIN AT FRONT PREP. ON WALLS THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP, DINING ROOM AND IN MENS WASHROOM. IN REAR PREP AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR DRAIN FLIES TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITY, REMOVE ALL MOIST ORGANIC MATERIAL IN FLOOR DRAINS AND ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP, DINING ROOM AND REAR PREP, THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INTERIOR LID OF REAR BOX FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR, BROKEN WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE.
code 32
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR WALK-IN COOLER.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 6, 2010: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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