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Potbelly Sandwich Works
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2026
- address200 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60604
Is Potbelly Sandwich Works clean?
Potbelly Sandwich Works is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Potbelly Sandwich Works?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE NEXT TO 3-COMP SINK AND AROUND GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HOT HOLDING UNIT BEING SUPPORTED BY SODA CRATES. INSTRUCTED PIC TO REPAIR OR REPLACE HOT HOLDING UNIT AND DISCONTINUE USE OF SODA CRATES TO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON WALLS, ACCUMULATION OF GREASE ON FLOORS UNDER PREP TABLE IN REAR ACROSS FROM WALK IN COOLER, AND STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Potbelly Sandwich Works last inspected?
Potbelly Sandwich Works has 24 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 2, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 22, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 20, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2017 | Pass |
Potbelly Sandwich Works 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 33% 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 January 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.