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Potbelly

October 26, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical

Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2099143 DATED 10/19/17 NOT CORRECTED: OBSERVED APPROX. 20 SMALL FLIES NEAR THE SODA MACHINE, APPROX. 35 SMALL FLIES IN REAR PREP AREA, APPROX. 25 SMALL FLIES NEAR BACK DOOR OF PREP AREA, APPROX. 20 SMALL FLIES IN FRONT DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY AND RECOMMENDED SERVICE BY LICENSED PEST CONTROL. UPON FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION, OBSERVED APPROX. 43 SMALL FLIES AT SODA MACHINE, APPROX. 27 SMALL FLIES AT SHAKE STATION, APPROX. 13 SMALL FLIES NEAR FRONT HAND SINK, APPROX. 65 SMALL FLIES AT REAR PREP, APPROX. 50 SMALL FLIES NEAR REAR PREP EXIT, AND APPROX. 80 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT FRONT DINING ROOM. MUST CORRECT. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-42-090
code 14Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT PREP HAND SINK TO PROTECT THE BEVERAGES STORED ON SHELVING DIRECTLY ADJACENT. OBSERVED A DEEP CRACK ALONG THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE WHITE PREP COUNTER WHERE FOOD DEBRIS IS ACCUMULATING. MUST REPAIR CRACK SO FOOD PREP SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE DRAIN TUBE AT BACK OF SODA FOUNTAIN, WHICH IS STAINED WITH DARK SPLOTCHY MATERIAL DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE. MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM CABINET BELOW SODA FOUNTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS AND GARBAGE FROM FLOORS UNDER ICE CREAM FREEZER, SHAKE STATION TABLE AND PREP TOP COOLERS IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN PARTICULATE BUILD UP IN CORNERS AND ALONG JUNCTURES OF FLOOR AND WALLS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST CLEAN PARTICULATE MATTER ACCUMULATING IN GROUTING. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ORGANIC MATTER ACCUMULATING IN FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT FACILITY.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR HOLE IN WALL UNDER LEFT SIDE OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO A WATER VALVE. MUST REPAIR WALL TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND FREE OF UNNECESSARY CAVITIES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON WATER LINE TO ICE TEA MAKER.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 19, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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