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Potbelly

October 19, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

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 SMALL FLY ACTIVITY IN RESTAURANT. OBSERVED APPROX. 20 SMALL FLIES NEAR THE SODA MACHINE, APPROX. 35 SMALL FLIES IN REAR PREP AREA, APPROX. 25 SMALL FLIES NEAR BACK DOOR OF PREP AREA, APPROX. 20 SMALL FLIES IN FRONT DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY AND RECOMMENDED SERVICE BY LICENSED PEST CONTROL. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
code 18
* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: MOST RECENT INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM 2/10/17 NOT POSTED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THAT MOST RECENT INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-42-010(B)
code 28
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT PREP HAND SINK TO PROTECT THE BEVERAGES STORED ON SHELVING DIRECTLY ADJACENT. OBSERVED A DEEP CRACK ALONG THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE WHITE PREP COUNTER WHERE FOOD DEBRIS IS ACCUMULATING. MUST REPAIR CRACK SO FOOD PREP SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR HOLE IN WALL UNDER LEFT SIDE OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO A WATER VALVE. MUST REPAIR WALL TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND FREE OF UNNECESSARY CAVITIES.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 10, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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