Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: INTERIOR LEDGE OF MOST COOLERS AT FRONT PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF CABINETS FOR GARBAGE BINS, COMPRESSORS OF SMALL COOLERS-DUE TO DUST/FOOD DEBRIS. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS AROUND EQUIPMENT AT FRONT PREP AREA NEED CLEANING, FOOD DEBRIS NOTED. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DUSTY WALLS ABOVE FRONT HANDSINK & TO THE RIGHT OF THE SELF-SERVE SODA DISPENSER MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ANY SODA CRATES USED FOR DRY STORAGE RACKS MUST BE REPLACED WITH REGULAR SHELVINGS, FOR EASY ACCESS TO CLEANING/PEST MONITORING. All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.
  code 41

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