Potbelly Sandwich Shop

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: PACKAGES OF SOUP IN CONTAINER OF STANDING WATER (COOLING FROM LAST NIGHT) IN WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 44.5F. INSTD MGR ON PROPER COOLING TECHNIQUES, ICE BATH, ETC BEFORE PLACING HOT SOUP IN REFRIGERATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL. PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF AND DENATURE AT THIS TIME. APPROX 15LBS $100 VALUE.
  code 3Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OVER 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES NOTED IN FRONT PREP AREA ON WALLS AND SURFACES. OVER 20 LIVE SMALL FLIES NOTED IN REAR ON WALLS, BOXES, AND SHELVING NEAR UTILITY SINK. INSTD TO ELIMINATE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. INSTD TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DUST ON WALLS AND AROUND SIGNS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 17, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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