Potbelly Sandwich Shop

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 22, 2026
• address756 E 111Th St, Chicago 60628

Is Potbelly Sandwich Shop clean?

Potbelly Sandwich Shop is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 22, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Potbelly Sandwich Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • FOUND THE PIC WITH NO CHICAGO CFM CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL PIC TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CHICAGO CFM CERTIFICATE. VIOLATION COMBINED WITH VIOLATION #2.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • FOUND NO CHICAGO CFM ON SITE WITH A VALID CERTIFICATE (PIC HAD A XEROX COPY). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL PIC TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID (NO COPIES) CHICAGO CFM CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND THE REAR HAND-WASHING SINK LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE LEAK AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND THE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH DARK GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER SAND CUTTING BOARDS OR REPLACE THEM TO MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND A COUPLE OF LEAKS AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET ON THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FIX LEAK AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • FOUND THE PIC WITH AN EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL PIC TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

When was Potbelly Sandwich Shop last inspected?

Potbelly Sandwich Shop has 15 inspections on record going back to October 16, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop vs Pullman

Pullman runs 64% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 49 clean, 19 mid, 9 cooked.

Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Pullman, this one comes out cleaner than 6% of them.

Other spots in Pullman

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  clean · October 30, 2017
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• ✓! Popeye's
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• ✓ Olive Harvey College
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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 June 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.