Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc

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

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: 5-205.11 OBSERVED REAR DISH WASHING/FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED WITH A CONTAINER INSIDE THE BASIN OF THE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO NEVER BLOCK HAND WASHING SINKS BY STORING ITEMS INSIDE OF THE BASIN, HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING AT ALL TIMES. FOOD HANDLER REMOVED ITEMS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT PROPERLY WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT, ONE FEMALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT AND MANAGER HANDLING FOOD WITHOUT A BEARD GUARD.. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 40
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST DEBRIS BEHIND THE PREP COOLERS LOCATED IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED A SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 6-302.11 OBSERVED NO TOILET PAPER IN ONE OF TWO TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TOILET PAPER IN TOILET ROOMS AT ALL TIMES. BUILDING MAINTANENCE PROVIDED TOILET PAPER IN SAID TOILET ROOM DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DEBRIS UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AROUND THE HOT WATER HEATER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 11, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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