Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE COOLER. APPROX 2LBS OF HUMMUS AT 48.4F,1LB OF CHICKEN SALAD AT 46.7F.MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. APPROX 4LBS OF FOOD COST ,APPROX $20.00 FOOD REMOVED AND DISCARDED BY MANAGER-CDI.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ☠️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 IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON PREMISES.23 LIVE INSECTS,(FRUIT FLIES) ON WALLS AND FLYING IN AREA LOCATED IN REAR BY WASHROOMS AND SMALL DINING AREA FOR CUSTOMERS NEAR WASHROOMS. ALSO 12 LIVE INSECTS IN DISHWASHING AREA,AND 3 ON WALL IN FRONT PREP AREA .MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS.STRONGLY RECOMMENED PEST SERVICE .SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-020
  code 18
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFICATE POSTED IN A PLACE THATS EASILY VISIBLE TO ALL PATRONS.ALSO NONE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 PREP COOLERS NEXT TO TOASTER MACHINE LIDS IN POOR REPAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE INTERIOR AREA .MUST REPAIR.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ,EXTERIOR OF CABINETS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER,INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS NOT CLEAN AND FOOD CART INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: THE WALL BEHIND (CHILI,SOUP HOT HOLDING UNIT), IN POOR REPAIR,(PEELING).MUST REPAIR.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 6, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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