Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE NEXT TO 3-COMP SINK AND AROUND GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT HOLDING UNIT BEING SUPPORTED BY SODA CRATES. INSTRUCTED PIC TO REPAIR OR REPLACE HOT HOLDING UNIT AND DISCONTINUE USE OF SODA CRATES TO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON WALLS, ACCUMULATION OF GREASE ON FLOORS UNDER PREP TABLE IN REAR ACROSS FROM WALK IN COOLER, AND STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 14, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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