Potbelly Sandwich Shop

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLING CASH AND THEN SCOOPING ICE CREAM FOR MILKSHAKES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLING CASH AND THEN APPLYING GLOVES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AND HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT ON HYGEINIC PRACTICES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010 (A) (B)
  code 6Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNDERSIDE OF SODA DISPENSERS UNCLEAN. DETAIL CLEAN SODA DISPENSER AREA. • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN ICE CREAM FREEZER UNCLEAN WITH ICE CREAM SPILLS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE CREAM FREEZER. OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZER UNCLEAN WITH FOOD SPILLS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZER. • OBSERVED EXTERIOR OF PRINTER UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR OF PRINTER/FAX.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER REFRIGERATORS IN FRONT SERVICE AREA. OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PREP SINK IN REAR. OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN BY REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO DUMPSTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS. OBSERVED DIRTY FLOOR DRAINS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER SODA DISPENSING AREA, MUST CLEAN ANA MAINTAIN ALL FLOOR DRAINS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSSERVED WALL AT REAR EXIT OF FACILITY LEADING TO DUMPSTERS WITH PEELING PAINT AND GOUGES IN WALL. WALLS MUST BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAINED IN A SANITARY CONDITION AT ALL TIMES • OBSERVED WALL IN KITHCEN UNDERNEATH 1 COMPARTMENT FOOD PREPARATION SINK UNCLEAN. OBSERVED WALLS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS IN KITCHEN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN LEAK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOPS NOT HUNG TO DRY AT MOP SINK. MUST HAND MOPS TO DRY TO AVOID SMALL FLY ACTIVITY.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 9, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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