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Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 10, 2023
- address222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago 60654
Is Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc clean?
Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 10, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 10, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES IN GLUEBOARD NEAR WATER BOILER TANK. FACILITY MUST REMOVE DEAD INSECTS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED AN ACCUMILATION OF FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR BETWEEN PREP-LINE UNITS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED UNNECESSARY/UNUSED ITEMS IN THE FACILITY SOTRAGE CLOSET. FACILITY MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY/UNUSED ITEMS.
When was Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc last inspected?
Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc has 20 inspections on record going back to January 7, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| July 10, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 25, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2020 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 4, 2016 | Pass |
Potbelly Sandwich Works Llc vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 July 10, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.