POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST DISCONTINUE USING SODA POP CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS FOR FOOD & DRY GOODS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AND BASEMENT STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER STORAGE RACKS FOR FOOD, DRY GOODS, AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE . INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND LIQUIDS FOR LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES IN FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE LID NOT TIGHT FITTING PER CITY CODE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DUMPSTER LID, TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN REAR AND FRONT PREP AREAS. ALSO, CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN FRONT PREP AREA ABOVE THE ICE CREAM FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS ON PREP COOLERS, DARK STAINS AND GROOVES PRESENT.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD FROM FLOORS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA, BASEMENT, AND IN THE MOP CLOSET.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST INSTALL MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE THE WALK-IN COOLER.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT ABOVE FRONT PREP AREA.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST ORGANIZE OR REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED HAND SINK IN WOMENS BATHROOM IN POOR REPAIR, HAND SINK NOT WORKING, NO RUNNING WATER AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO LOCK FACILITY UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE AND PREMISES HAS RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS, INSTRUCTED TO USE THE REMAINING BATHROOM, CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-030

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT( DEBRIS, DIRT, DIRTY MOP WATER, AND FOOD CRUMBS).

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: SOME CEILING TILE MISSING IN KITCHEN AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: COOKED MEATBALLS IN HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 109.2-118.9F. ALL PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 5LBS. $50 VALUE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN HOT FOODS AT 140F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED, OVERFLOWING DUMPSTER WITH EXPOSED DEBRIS, LIDS UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN AREA AND HAVE DUMPSTERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.

* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS - Comments: INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT DISPLAYED OR VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. INSTD TO DISPLAY AND HAVE VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010B SERIOUS.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 9/4/15 REPORT 1567185 NOT CORRECTED: 33 CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PIZZA OVEN, INTERIOR OF HOT HOLDING UNIT UNDERNEATH COUNTER NEAR FAX MACHINE, ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND WINDOW LEDGES IN FRONT FOOD PREP/SERVICE AREA, INTERIOR OF ICE CHUTE ON SELF-SERVICE POP DISPENSING MACHINE, AND POP RESIDUE ON POP LINE(S) IN BASEMENT. 34 DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT( DEBRIS, DIRT, AND FOOD CRUMBS). 35 REPAIR HOLE IN WALL ABOVE STAIRS LEADING INTO BASEMENT. CHIPPING PAINT NOTICED ON ALL WALLS THROUGHT REAR SECTION OF PREMISES(ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER, IN AREA LEADING INTO BASEMENT, IN REAR FOOD AND DISHWASHING PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR ALL WALLS WHICH MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN, PAINT, OR REPLACE ALL UNCLEAN CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN MASSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS FROM HOOD ABOVE PIZZA OVEN IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. 41 BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. ALL ARTICLES IN THESE AREAS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALK-IN COOLER CEILING NOT CLEAN, DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: LEAK AT PIPE UNDER EXPOSED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PIZZA OVEN, INTERIOR OF HOT HOLDING UNIT UNDERNEATH COUNTER NEAR FAX MACHINE, ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND WINDOW LEDGES IN FRONT FOOD PREP/SERVICE AREA, INTERIOR OF ICE CHUTE ON SELF-SERVICE POP DISPENSING MACHINE, AND POP RESIDUE ON POP LINE(S) IN BASEMENT.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENTTHROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT( DEBRIS, DIRT, DIRTY MOP WATER, AND FOOD CRUMBS).

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: REPAIR HOLE IN WALL ABOVE STAIRS LEADING INTO BASEMENT. CHIPPING PAINT NOTICED ON ALL WALLS THROUGHT REAR SECTION OF PREMISES(ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER, IN AREA LEADING INTO BASEMENT, IN REAR FOOD AND DISHWASHING PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR ALL WALLS WHICH MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN, PAINT, OR REPLACE ALL UNCLEAN CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN MASSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS FROM HOOD ABOVE PIZZA OVEN IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. ALL ARTICLES IN THESE AREAS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN THE PREP AREAS.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER STORAGE SHELVES,BEHING COOLERS,ALONG WALLS AND THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS AND IN BASEMENT.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: REPAIR HOLE IN WALL NEXT TO THE MEAT SLICER AND REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE IN REAR PREP AREA.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OVERHEAD BACKFLOW DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK LEAKING. MUST REPAIR.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NOTED EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. PIPES UNDERNEATH THE WASH BOWL IN THE WOMENS EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LEAKING PROFUSELY INTO A BUCKET. ALSO NO HOT RUNNING WATER AVAILABLE AT SINK. MUST REPAIR LEAK AND PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. NOTED LID MISSING ON THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER AND GARBAGE OVERFLOWING. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GARBAGE,REPLACE LID AND PROPELRY MAINTAIN AREA. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN THE PREP AREAS.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER STORAGE SHELVES,BEHING COOLERS,ALONG WALLS AND THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS AND IN BASEMENT.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: REPAIR HOLE IN WALL NEXT TO THE MEAT SLICER AND REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE IN REAR PREP AREA.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OVERHEAD BACKFLOW DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK LEAKING. MUST REPAIR.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL SERVICE COOLERS AND WALK IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND/OR DEBRIS.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN BETWEEN COOLERS TO REMOVE HEAVY DUST AND DEBRIS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND REFRIGERATORS AT FRONT PREP AREA AS WELL AS INTERIOR BOTTOM SHELVES.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AT FRONT PREP AREA AS WELL AS BASEMENT FLOORS.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST SEAL LARGE HOLE IN WALL AT BASEMENT IN FRONT OF STAIRCASE.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA AS WELL AS LEAK UNDER DIPPER WELL IN FRONT OF ICE CREAM FREEZER.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.MUST BETTER ORGANIZE BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS AND ITEMS MUST BE 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. SOME SLEEVE'S OF CUPS AND LIDS STORED UNDER THE SOUP STATION FOUND IN THE DIRTY CABINET INTERIOR WHERE DEAD ROACHES WERE FOUND WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME BY MANAGEMENT. STORE SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES IN A SANITARY MANNER.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. SEAL UP ALL GAPS AND CREVICES WHERE DEAD GERMAN COCKROACHES WERE FOUND UNDER THE HOT SOUP WELLS IN THE CABINETS TO REDUCE INSECT HARBORAGE, ANDERSON PEST CONTROL IS MONITORING SAID AREA AND LAST SERVICED SAID AREA ON 4/21/11 PER REPORT. REPAIR THE WALK IN COOLER DOOR SO IT SELF CLOSES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DIRTY EQUIPMENT CASTERS AND WHEELS AND THE CONDENSER WATER CATCH PAN UNDER THE MILK SHAKE COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEED TO BE CLEANED TO REDUCE THE POSSIBLE COCKROACH HARBORAGE THEY POSE.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FOOD BUILDUP FOUND UNDER THE WALK IN COOLER RACK FEET NEEDS TO BE WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED.