Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.PROVIDE RAISED SHELVES • THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE SELF-SERVE ICE MACHINE DOES NOT COMPLETELY COVER THE OPEN AREA WHERE ICE IS STORED. REPLACE COVER.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AT BOWL OF HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SLIME SUBSTANCE AT EXTERIOR OF NOZZLE OF ICE MACHINE DISPENSER, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: REPLACE HOT WATER HANDLE AT HANDWASHING SINK AT REAR PREP AREA BY THE SHELF. NOT EASILY TO OPERATE, ALSO CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING. FAUCET NECK AT THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK IS LEAKING REPAIR ISSUE
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: NO COVER PROVIDED AT RECEPTACLES INSIDE THE UNISEX WASHROOMSFOR CUSTOMERS/STAFF.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING BROKEN BASEBOARD WALL TILES IN PREP AND HALLWAY.REPLACE. MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE THE WALK-IN COOLER(WEST AREA),REPLACE
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE IS NEEDED FOR NEW CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 19, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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