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Potbelly Sandwich Shop
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 20, 2026
- address5961 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Potbelly Sandwich Shop clean?
Potbelly Sandwich Shop is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Potbelly Sandwich Shop?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Potbelly Sandwich Shop last inspected?
Potbelly Sandwich Shop has 18 inspections on record going back to June 12, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 26, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 23, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2018 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2016 | Pass |
Potbelly Sandwich Shop vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 73% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.