Potbelly

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT RIGHT CATERING PREP TOP COOLER IS HOLDING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 51 DEGREES. NO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING STORED IN THE COOLER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. THE COOLER WAS TAGGED DURING INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL THE UNIT IS REPAIRED AND THE CDPH HAS REMOVED THE TAG. INSTRUCTED FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A) (NO CITATION ISSUED).
  code 2Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF FROST IN THE ICE CREAM DISPLAY FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF PARTICULATE MATTER AROUND THE BASE OF THE SWINGING DOOR BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP, AND UNDER THE REAR CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WASTE PIPING AT THE REAR ONE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE AREA SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK TO BE CLUTTERED WITH BROOMS AND OTHER CLEANING EQUIPMENT THAT ARE STORED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND STORE ALL MOPS AND BROOMS INVERTED (HANDLES DOWN) OR AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 6, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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