Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️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 EVIDENCE OF APPX. 60 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND PREMISES,ON WALLS,CEILINGS,IN FLOOR DRAINS,CRAWLING ON FLOOR AND EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRI AND TRASH UNDER FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND EXCESSIVE LARVAE HANGING FROM DRAINLINE UNDER ICE CREAM MACHINE.ALSO EVIDENCE OF APPX.12 OR MORE LIVE ANTS CRAWLING IN A CRACK AROUND FLOOR GREASE TRAP IN FRONT OF 3- COMP SINK.MUST REMOVE LARVAE FROM DRAINS,EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRI AND TRASH FROM FLOOR.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREAS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 12/2/16.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED LIDS ON TOPSIDE OF SANDWICH AND SALAD PREP COOLERS,WORN DOOR GASKET ON BOTTOM OF WALK IN COOLER DOOR.MUST PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET TO ELEVATE BOXES OFF OF FLOOR.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRI FROM SHELVING UNITS,PREP COOLERS,PREP TABLES,OVEN STAND,DRIP TRAY ON SODA MACHINE,GARBAGE CANS,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER,TRASH IN FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT PREP AREA UNDER COUNTER,UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AREAS.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR SALAD PREP COOLER
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 12, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings 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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