Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATED POSTED ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (DELI MEATS, EGG, SAUSAGE) ARE HANDLED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES. TICKET #000063465 17.
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSEVED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE PREP COOLERS/AT CORNERS OF COOLER DOORS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. WALK IN FREEZER LIGHT BURNT OUT. MUST REPLACE LIGHT BULB.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 26, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings 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.