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Potbelly Sandwich Works

November 4, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical

Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 10-26-15 ON REPORT# 1583458 NOT CORRECTED. IMPROPER GARBAGE HANDLING NOTED DURING INVESTIGATION. INTERIOR OF GARBAGE DUMPSTER LOCATED BY THE REAR ENTRANCE DOOR NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, FOOD DEBRIS AND LIQUID WASTE FOUND INSIDE OF RECEPTACLE AS WELL AS TRASH AND BOXES FOUND ON FLOOR IN SAME AREA. ENCLOSED GARBAGE AREA MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND KEPT CLEAN. NON COMPLIANT CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 14Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: IMPROPER GARBAGE HANDLING NOTED DURING INVESTIGATION. GARBAGE AREA LOCATED BY THE REAR ENTRANCE DOOR NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, TRASH AND BOXES FOUND ON FLOOR AROUND THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER IN THE SAME AREA. ENCLOSED GARBAGE AREA MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND KEPT CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT NEED DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS; INSIDE OF ALL PREP COOLERS AND INSIDE OF BOTH OVENS LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREP AREA, AND ALL SPILLS AND FOOD DEBRIS ON EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS, UNDER ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, ALONG THE WALL AND IN THE CORNER UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER PREP TABLE LOCATED IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO THOROUGHLY CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. ALSO OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED ALL FLOOR DRAINS NEED TO BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER BY THE COMPUTER AREA LOCATED IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECCESSARY CLUTTER, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 26, 2015: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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