POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: Previous minor violation not corrected from report #948383 dated on 7-29-16 for violation #(35) WALL BEHIND (CHILI,SOUP HOT HOLDING UNIT), IN POOR REPAIR,(PEELING).instructed mgr to correct violations within given time frame. serious citation issued 7-42-090

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090 - Comments: OBSERVED PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION (#18 LIVE INSECTS-FRUIT FLIES) STILL EXIST FROM LAST INSPECTION DATED 7-20-2016 REPORT #1946852. OBSERVED 24 LIVE INSECTS ON WALLS AND FLYING ON PREMISES.PEST CONTROL COMPANY CALLED NOW BY MANAGER DURING INSPECTION FOR SERVICE.MANAGER IN THE PROCESS TO MINIMIZE LIVE ACVITY DURING INSPECTION. VIOLATION ABATED.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-42-090

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED 2 PREP COOLERS NEXT TO TOASTER MACHINE LIDS IN POOR REPAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE INTERIOR AREA .MUST REPAIR

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED ,EXTERIOR OF CABINETS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER,INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS NOT CLEAN AND FOOD CART INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: THE WALL BEHIND (CHILI,SOUP HOT HOLDING UNIT), IN POOR REPAIR,(PEELING).MUST REPAIR.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE COOLER. APPROX 2LBS OF HUMMUS AT 48.4F,1LB OF CHICKEN SALAD AT 46.7F.MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. APPROX 4LBS OF FOOD COST ,APPROX $20.00 FOOD REMOVED AND DISCARDED BY MANAGER-CDI.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON PREMISES.23 LIVE INSECTS,(FRUIT FLIES) ON WALLS AND FLYING IN AREA LOCATED IN REAR BY WASHROOMS AND SMALL DINING AREA FOR CUSTOMERS NEAR WASHROOMS. ALSO 12 LIVE INSECTS IN DISHWASHING AREA,AND 3 ON WALL IN FRONT PREP AREA .MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS.STRONGLY RECOMMENED PEST SERVICE .SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-020

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFICATE POSTED IN A PLACE THATS EASILY VISIBLE TO ALL PATRONS.ALSO NONE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED 2 PREP COOLERS NEXT TO TOASTER MACHINE LIDS IN POOR REPAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE INTERIOR AREA .MUST REPAIR.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED ,EXTERIOR OF CABINETS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER,INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS NOT CLEAN AND FOOD CART INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: THE WALL BEHIND (CHILI,SOUP HOT HOLDING UNIT), IN POOR REPAIR,(PEELING).MUST REPAIR.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: observed excessive old food OBSERVED ROLLING FOOD CARTS FOR FOOD STORAGE,SALAD DRESSING INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AND BREAD STORAGE NOT CLEAN OF OLD FOOD,DEBRIS.MUST DETAIL CLEAN/MAINTAIN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AT ALL TIMES. FOUND VARIOUS PUDDLES OF WATER UNDER THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK AREA IN THE BACK AND ALSO UNDER THE 2DR FREEZER.MUST MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING. ALSO FOUND DEBRI AND GRIME BUILD UP AT THE SAME AREAS STATED ABOVE. MUST REGROUT FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR LEAKS UNDER THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK, UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE 3-COMP SINK, AND UNDER THE 2DR FREEZER. MUST ADJUST TIMERS ON BOTH RESTROOM HAND SINKS SO THAT RUNNING WATER LASTS A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS AT ALL TIMES.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: DURING INSPECION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 6LBS(VALUE $30.00) OF CHICKEN SALAD AT 60F AND 52F RESPECTIVELY IN A COLD HOLDING UNIT WHICH WAS MAINTAINING 40F AND BELOW. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT COLD FOODS MUST ALWAYS BE AT 40F.CDI.

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE - Comments: DURING INSPECTION FOUDN NO HOT WATER ON PREMISES AT 845AM. MANAGER CALLED PLUMBER AT 905AM. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE HAND SINKS WAS 70F.PLUMBER ARRIVED AT 1015AM. AT 1115AM PLUMBER REPAIRED THE MIXING VALVE AND ALL HAND SINKS NOW HAVE HOT WATER AT 85F. CDI.

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: DURING INSPECTION FOUND 2 REAR EXPOSED HAND SINKS OBSTRUCTED (ONE WITH A TALL LARGE CASE OF BREAD IN FRONT OF IT AND THE ONE BY THE 3-COMP SINK HAD A SANITIZER BUCKET INSIDE OF IT WITH NO PAPER TOWELS AND/OR SOAP. INSTRUCTED THAT EXPOSED HAND SINKS MUST ALWAYS HAVE SOAP,PAPER TOWELS AND MUST NEVER BE OBSTRUCTED AND MUST BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. CDI.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: DURING INSPECTION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 20 SMALL FLIES IN THE REAR AREA BY THE 3-COMP SINK ON WALLS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE WALLS. RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AT ALL TIMES. FOUND VARIOUS PUDDLES OF WATER UNDER THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK AREA IN THE BACK AND ALSO UNDER THE 2DR FREEZER.MUST MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING. ALSO FOUND DEBRI AND GRIME BUILD UP AT THE SAME AREAS STATED ABOVE. MUST REGROUT FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR LEAKS UNDER THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK, UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE 3-COMP SINK, AND UNDER THE 2DR FREEZER. MUST ADJUST TIMERS ON BOTH RESTROOM HAND SINKS SO THAT RUNNING WATER LASTS A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS AT ALL TIMES.

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER NOT TO STORE KNIVES OR BOARD SCRAPPERS BETWEEN CUTTING BOARDS AND EQUIPMENT. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: CUTTING BOARDS THAT ARE DISCOLORED ARE IN NEED OF REPLACING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS AND INTERIOR OF ICE CREAM FREEZER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD AND DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALLS IN PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS AT FRONT SERVICE SANDWICH MAKING AREA AND AT WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR LOOSE COLD WATER FAUCET AT FRONT EXPOSED HANDSINK. MUST REPAIR VENT AT THE LADIES RESTROOM.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST PROPERLY STORE STAFF PERSONAL BELONGINGS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR IN THE REAR AREA AT ALL TIMES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN FAN COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER-REMOVE DIRT/DUST.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS, FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MUST KEEP FLOORS DRY.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST FIX LEAK AT BASE OF COPPER PIPES ABOVE 3-COMP. SINK IN REAR.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: FOUND LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE PREMISES-30 IN THE REAR AND 10 IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL FLIES, CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL SERVICES FOR ASSISTANCE IN ELIMINATING FLIES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN FAN COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER-REMOVE DIRT/DUST.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS, FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MUST KEEP FLOORS DRY.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST FIX LEAK AT BASE OF COPPER PIPES ABOVE 3-COMP. SINK IN REAR.