Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• 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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOUP IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 122.6F. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED 12# OF FOOD WORTH $13. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  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: OBSERVED LIVE INSECTS ON THE PREMISES. 10 LIVE COCKROACHES WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR AND INSIDE OF THE CABINET UNDERNEATH THE FOUNTAIN POP DISPENSER. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT UNDERNEATH THE STORAGE RACKS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE WALL TILES IN THE REAR PREP AREA BEHIND THE PREP TABLE.
  code 35
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE FOR THE MEN'S WASHROOM.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROVIDE A WORKING VENTILATION FAN IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. REPAIR THE LOOSE HOT WATER HANDLE IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 24, 2011: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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