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Potbelly Sandwich Shop (275 Washington St.)
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 27, 2020
- address275 Washington St, Boston 02108
Is Potbelly Sandwich Shop (275 Washington St.) clean?
Potbelly Sandwich Shop (275 Washington St.) is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 27, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Potbelly Sandwich Shop (275 Washington St.)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Ice buildup present inside ice cream freezer on the service line.Remove ice buildup.Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Ice buildup present inside ice cream freezer on the service line.Remove ice buildup.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Remove buildup of food spills and soils inside the ice cream freezer.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Remove buildup of food spills and soils inside the ice cream freezer.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • In the kitchen light shield covers to the light fixture hve a buildup of debris and soils. Clean as needed.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • In the kitchen light shield covers to the light fixture hve a buildup of debris and soils. Clean as needed.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Dipper well at ice cream freezer is not running as no water flows from the water connection. Repair the plumbing sspect of the dipper well to ensure a constant flow of water through the system.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Dipper well at ice cream freezer is not running as no water flows from the water connection. Repair the plumbing sspect of the dipper well to ensure a constant flow of water through the system.
When was Potbelly Sandwich Shop (275 Washington St.) last inspected?
Potbelly Sandwich Shop (275 Washington St.) has 29 inspections on record going back to September 4, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 27, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 20, 2020 | Fail | |
| August 28, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 1, 2019 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 12, 2018 | — | |
| April 10, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2018 | Fail | |
| November 16, 2017 | — |
Potbelly Sandwich Shop (275 Washington St.) vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 27, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.