Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ONE ON SITE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE TCS FOODS INCLUDING DELI MEAT ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
  code 2Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC CUTTING BOARD WITH DARK GROOVES. MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARD.
  code 16
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL REACH IN REFRIGERATOR/COLD HOLD UNIT ON PREPARATION LINE NOT MAINTAINING 41F OR LESS. NO TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS WERE FOUND INSIDE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. REFRIGERATION UNIT WAS TAGGED. PRIORITY 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS WITHIN REACH IN REFRIGERATORS ON PREP LINE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS IN ALL REACH IN REFRIGERATION UNITS. THERMOMETERS MUST BE EASY TO LOCATE AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE REFRIGERATION UNITS ARE 41F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 36
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL EXTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS, INCLUDING HANDLES NEED TO BE CLEANED IN DETAIL AND MAINTAINED. OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN ICE CREAM FREEZER WITH FOOD SPILLS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS AND WALLS ON PREP LINE UNCLEAN WITH GRIME AND FOOD DEBRIS. ALL COOLERS NEED TO BE PULLED AWAY FROM WALLS AND FLOORS AND WALLS UNDER AND BEHIND COOLERS NEED TO BE CLEANED IN DETAIL AND MAINTAINED.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1913925 DATED 2/10/21 NOT CORRECTED INCLUDING VIOLATION # 60 PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #235661 DATED 1/10/2020:VIOLATION #47 VENT WHITE HOSE IN SMALL COOLER UNDER THE FRONT COUNTER EXTREMELY DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR CLEAN SAID HOSE. VIOLATION #49 FOOD AND GRIME INSIDE ALL SMALL REACH IN COOLERS WITH LIQUID SPILLAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 10, 2021: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 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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