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Potbelly Sandwiches

April 26, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND SINK IN MEN'S CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.SOAP WAS PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION.COS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRJEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION -NO CITATION ISSUED)
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED INCOMPLETE DATE MARKINGS ON TCS READY TO EAT FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.MUST PROVIDE USE BY DATES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
code 23
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX.15 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES ON BOXES ON TOP SHELVES,CEILING AND WALLS IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 4/26/19.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION7-38-020(A) • OBSERVED AN APPX."1-2 GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR BRUSH DOOR SWEEP BROKEN.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TOPSIDE LIDS ON SOME PREP COOLERS IN POOR REPAIR.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES,COUNTER TOP UNDER SODA MACHINE,ICE DISPENSER AT SODA MACHINE,TRASH BIN CORRAL,PREP COOLERS.WALK IN COOLER-SHELVING UNITS AND FAN GUARD COVERS,DUST PANS.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND STANDING WATER ALONG WALL BASES IN REAR AREA AT SHELVING UNITS AND FLOOR DRAINS WHERE NEEDED,WALK IN COOLER. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS,SPIDER WEBS FROM UNDERNEATH SINKS IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILETROOMS. • MUST REMOVE GRAFITTI FROM CHANGING TABLE IN MEN'S TOILETROOM
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 26, 2018: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings 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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