Potbelly Sandwich Works

July 25, 2016 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings3
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • food from a questionable sourcecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
    Inspector note: NO COLD WATER DURING INITIAL INSPECTION AT THE REAR PREP/DISH EXPOSED HAND SINK. COLD WATER WAS FOUND TURNED OFF FROM UNDER THE WASHBOWL. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    code 11Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
    Inspector note: NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE. FACILITY USING CHLORINE DURING THIS INSPECTION WHILE WASHING UTENSILS/PANS AS A BACK-UP SANITIZER DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF ITS NORMAL QUATERNARY SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE TEST STRIPS FOR THE SANITIZERS BEING USED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
    code 22
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE REAR BOX FREEZER DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND EXCESSIVE ICE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 2, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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