Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc: health inspection history

Jun 2, 2026 Canvass

• 37.FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINERInspector comment: ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
• 39.CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAYInspector comment: NOTED DRY STORAGE FOODS IN THE BASEMENT IE: CHIPS, TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS AND BOX FREEZER IN BASEMENT BEING STORED DIRECTLY UNDER WASTEWATER PIPELINES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
• 47.FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USEDInspector comment: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT.
• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL RUST OR REPLACE.
• 53.TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANEDInspector comment: NOTED DIRTY TOILET IN THE STAFF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT AND REAR PREP/DISH AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED MISSING/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE STAFF WASHROOM AND MISSING/DAMAGED WALL PLASTER IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR.

Jan 13, 2025 Canvass

• 36.THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATEInspector comment: OBSERVED TWO SINGLE DOOR REACH IN/PREP COOLERS TO NOT HAVE ANY THERMOMETERS PRESENT FOR MEASURING THE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ONE IN EACH COOLER. MANAGER PROVIDED AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
• 51.PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICESInspector comment: OBSERVED LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET OF MOP SINK IN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE FAUCET OF MOP SINK AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER IN DISHWASHING AREA TO BE DAMAGED/NOT OPERABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PAPER TOWELS PLACED ON TOP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WITH ACCEPTABLE PAPER TOWEL HOLDER.

Feb 5, 2024 Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations listed in this record.

Jan 17, 2024 Canvass Re-Inspection

• 10.ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLEInspector comment: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP/DISH AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• 36.THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATEInspector comment: THERMOMETER NEEDED AT THE FRONT 2-DOOR PREP COOLER WHERE VEGETABLE ARE STORED. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 51.PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICESInspector comment: OBSERVED SLOW LEAK ON PIPE UNDERNEATH HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 59.PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTEDInspector comment: OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2587910 ON 01/10/2024 #55) 6-201.11 STILL OBSERVED CRUMBLED BRICK THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ARE NOT EASILY CLEANABLE REPAIR ISSUE WITH SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SEAL HOLES ON WALLS. PRIORITY VIOLATION: 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUE.

Jan 10, 2024 Canvass

• 10.ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLEInspector comment: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP/DISH AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 36.THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATEInspector comment: THERMOMETER NEEDED AT THE FRONT 2-DOOR PREP COOLER WHERE VEGETABLE ARE STORED. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 41.WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STOREDInspector comment: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 51.PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICESInspector comment: OBSERVED SLOW LEAK ON PIPE UNDERNEATH HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 53.TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANEDInspector comment: OBSERVED TOILET IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM LOCATED NEXT TO FRONT SELLING AREA NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. OBSERVED TOILET CLOGGED WHEN FLASHING OVERFLOWING WITH TISSUE PAPER. FACILITY HAS ANOTHER TOILET ROOM FOR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS TO USE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 60.PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTEDInspector comment: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION#2556457 ON 05/27/2022. VIOLATION#55. CRUMBLE BRICKS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ARE NO EASILY CLEANABLE. REPAIR ISSUE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.SEAL HOLES ON WALLS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

Jun 7, 2022 Canvass Re-Inspection

• 47.FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USEDInspector comment: 4-204.18: CONDENSATION FROM CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER ON SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ISSUE AND NO FOOD SHOULD BE STORED UNDER SAID UNIT. NO FOOD UNDER THE UNIT.
• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: 4-601.11(C): SOIL DEBRIS WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE FLOORS BASEMENT AND SODA SYRUP WAS FOUND SPILLED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT AREA UNDER THE SODA BOX DISPENSING AREA.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: 6-201.11: CRUMBLE BRICKS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ARE NO EASILY CLEANABLE. REPAIR ISSUE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.SEAL HOLES ON WALLS

May 27, 2022 Canvass

• 10.ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLEInspector comment: NO SOAP PROVIDED AT FRONT HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED
• 10.ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLEInspector comment: NO PAPER TOWELS ARE PROVIDED AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. THE MANAGER STATED PAPERS ARE IN BACKORDER. MUST SUPPLY PAPER TOWEL OR HAND-DRYING UNIT AT SAID SINK FOR PROPER HANDWASHING PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C) "CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION"
• 22.PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURESInspector comment: TCS FOOD STORED INSIDE THE PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: SLICED TOMATOES 48.7F TO 50.3F; CHOPPED LETTUCE AT TEMP OF 59.1F TO 62F, THREE BOTTLES OF MAYO AT TEMP OF 59F. COLD /CHOPPED FOODS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
• 33.PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROLInspector comment: SMALL PREP COLD UNIT AT FRONT PREP AREA WITH INADEQUATE AIR TEMP OF 50F TO 66.5F. TCS FOOD WAS STORED INSIDE MENTIONED UNIT: SLICED TOMATOES(48.7F TO 50.3F) AND CHOPPED LETTUCES(59.1F TO 62F). THE COLD UNIT MUST MAINTAIN AIR TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. TAGGED UNIT" HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION: 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
• 47.FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USEDInspector comment: CONDENSATION FROM CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER ON SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ISSUE AND NO FOOD SHOULD BE STORED UNDER SAID UNIT. NO FOOD UNDER THE UNIT.
• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: SOIL DEBRIS WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE FLOORS BASEMENT AND SODA SYRUP WAS FOUND SPILLED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT AREA UNDER THE SODA BOX DISPENSING AREA.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: CRUMBLE BRICKS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ARE NO EASILY CLEANABLE. REPAIR ISSUE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.SEAL HOLES ON WALLS

Jan 15, 2021 Canvass

• 10.ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLEInspector comment: OBSERVED FRONT PREP AREA WITHOUT REQUIRED HAND SINK. MUST INSTALL A DEDICATED, EXPOSED HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH PLUMBED HOT/COLD WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AND A HAND WASHING SIGN. HAND SINK MUST BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE/ CLOSE TO CASH REGISTER, SHAKE STATION AND SANDWICH PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 56.ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USEDInspector comment: OBSERVED VENTAILATION IN DISREPAIR IN RESTROOM NEAR FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• 56.ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USEDInspector comment: OBSERVED STAINS IN LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE RESTROOM IN REAR OF DINING ROOM. MUST CLEAN / REPLACE.