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Potbelly Sandwich Works

May 8, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings3

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUND 2 REAR EXPOSED HAND SINKS OBSTRUCTED (ONE WITH A TALL LARGE CASE OF BREAD IN FRONT OF IT AND THE ONE BY THE 3-COMP SINK HAD A SANITIZER BUCKET INSIDE OF IT WITH NO PAPER TOWELS AND/OR SOAP. INSTRUCTED THAT EXPOSED HAND SINKS MUST ALWAYS HAVE SOAP,PAPER TOWELS AND MUST NEVER BE OBSTRUCTED AND MUST BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. CDI.
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: DURING INSPECION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 6LBS(VALUE $30.00) OF CHICKEN SALAD AT 60F AND 52F RESPECTIVELY IN A COLD HOLDING UNIT WHICH WAS MAINTAINING 40F AND BELOW. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT COLD FOODS MUST ALWAYS BE AT 40F.CDI.
code 3Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUDN NO HOT WATER ON PREMISES AT 845AM. MANAGER CALLED PLUMBER AT 905AM. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE HAND SINKS WAS 70F.PLUMBER ARRIVED AT 1015AM. AT 1115AM PLUMBER REPAIRED THE MIXING VALVE AND ALL HAND SINKS NOW HAVE HOT WATER AT 85F. CDI.
code 9Priority
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: DURING INSPECTION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 20 SMALL FLIES IN THE REAR AREA BY THE 3-COMP SINK ON WALLS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE WALLS. RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE.
code 18
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AT ALL TIMES. FOUND VARIOUS PUDDLES OF WATER UNDER THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK AREA IN THE BACK AND ALSO UNDER THE 2DR FREEZER.MUST MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING. ALSO FOUND DEBRI AND GRIME BUILD UP AT THE SAME AREAS STATED ABOVE. MUST REGROUT FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAKS UNDER THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK, UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE 3-COMP SINK, AND UNDER THE 2DR FREEZER. MUST ADJUST TIMERS ON BOTH RESTROOM HAND SINKS SO THAT RUNNING WATER LASTS A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS AT ALL TIMES.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 24, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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