Potbelly Sandwich Works

December 10, 2025 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
  • failed findings3
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED IN THE 1-DOOR FRONT PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT ALL TIMES.
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH 1/2 INCH OPENING ON BOTTOM DOOR. MUST MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
    code 38
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: : OBSERVED WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN POOR REPAIR WITH CHIPPING PLASTER, PEELING PAINT: AT THE REAR PREP TABLE/SLICER AREA, AT THE MOP SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE THE ENTRANCE TO THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 3, 2025: 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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.

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