Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 1/4-1/2" GAP BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: FOUND SOME FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS OR BEARD RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPPING AND SERVING TCS FOODS (DELI MEAT). MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
  code 40
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND INTERIOR CABINETS UNDER FOUNTAIN BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: FOUND GREASE TRAP WITH RUSTY EXTERIOR. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND MISSING CEILING TILE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN FOR EASY CLEANABILITY.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 12, 2022: 5 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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