Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• 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: OBSERVED MEATBALLS DISPLAYED FOR SERVICE AND STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 100.1-103.5 IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. OBSERVED SLICED TOMATOES DISPLAYED FOR SERVICE AND STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 53.2F IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 10LB AND $20. ALL HOT FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 140F OR ABOVE AND COLD FOOD 40F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE DISPENSER ON POP MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 22, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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