Potbelly Sandwich Works

March 4, 2022 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED AN APPX. "3/4-1" GAP IN CENTER OF DOUBLE ENTRY DOORS. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 50 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE OF OLD JUKE BOX IN DINING AREA AND APPX. 8 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS IN BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS & ON WALLS NEAR MOP SINK AREA AND SOILED TOWEL CONTAINER. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 3/4/22.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
    code 38
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 2- DOOR REAR REACH IN COOLER.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND SPILL BUILD UP FROM INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL EQUIPMENT,CARTS, PREP TABLES,COOLERS,COUNTER TOPS.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER AND FLOOR DRAINS. • MUST GROUT FLOORS IN BOTH PREP/ DISH WASHING AREAS WHERE NEEDED. • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM UPPER WALLS IN DINING AREA. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA NEAR OFFICE AND LADDER STORAGE.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 7, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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