Potbelly Sandwich Shop

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 10, 2019
• address300 Terminal Rd, East Boston 02128

Is Potbelly Sandwich Shop clean?

Potbelly Sandwich Shop is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 10, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Potbelly Sandwich Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Reheating • Chicken Soup placed for hot holding just after being re-heated registered 126F. Re-heat properly at 145F or above within two hours all commercially prepared food.critical
  Reheating • Chicken Soup placed for hot holding just after being re-heated registered 126F. Re-heat properly at 145F or above within two hours all commercially prepared food.
• ⚠️Cold Holding • Serving Line-Genoa Salami left in room temperature registered 49F. Sandwich Unit- Pork 47F container overfilled. Maintain all TCP foods at 41F or below.critical
  Cold Holding • Serving Line-Genoa Salami left in room temperature registered 49F. Sandwich Unit- Pork 47F container overfilled. Maintain all TCP foods at 41F or below.
• ⚠️Food Protection • Several beverage products and single use equipment boxes stored on the floor. Elevate properly 6 inches or above.
  Food Protection • Several beverage products and single use equipment boxes stored on the floor. Elevate properly 6 inches or above.
• ⚠️Three Compartment Sink • Soiled dishes piled up at washing bay. Provide proper storage to allow proper set up.
  Three Compartment Sink • Soiled dishes piled up at washing bay. Provide proper storage to allow proper set up.
• ⚠️Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Some equipment for air-drying soiled to touch and sight. Wash properly all the time. Observed employees washing at the rinse bay. Discontinue. Wash Rinse Sanitize properly in that order.
  Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature. • Some equipment for air-drying soiled to touch and sight. Wash properly all the time. Observed employees washing at the rinse bay. Discontinue. Wash Rinse Sanitize properly in that order.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Observed wet wiping cloths stored on counter. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Observed wet wiping cloths stored on counter. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Bottom of ice cream freezer very soiled. Clean properly and remove ice. Exterior of several counter units at the serving line soiled. Clean properly.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Bottom of ice cream freezer very soiled. Clean properly and remove ice. Exterior of several counter units at the serving line soiled. Clean properly.
• ⚠️Location Accessible • Hand Sink at the warewashing area used to store herbs. Discontinue use for handwashing only.critical
  Location Accessible • Hand Sink at the warewashing area used to store herbs. Discontinue use for handwashing only.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Hand Sink at the serving line without paper towels. Provide
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Hand Sink at the serving line without paper towels. Provide
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor under the shelves at the storage area soiled. Clean properly.
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor under the shelves at the storage area soiled. Clean properly.
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Re-train staff with regard to proper warewashing cold holding re-heating and hand sink usage.critical
  PIC Performing Duties • Re-train staff with regard to proper warewashing cold holding re-heating and hand sink usage.

When was Potbelly Sandwich Shop last inspected?

Potbelly Sandwich Shop has 16 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop vs East Boston

East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 April 10, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.