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Potbelly
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 2, 2025
- address190 N State St, Chicago 60601
Is Potbelly clean?
Potbelly is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 2, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Potbelly?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 2, 2025, 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 • MUST REPAIR GASKETS ON THE INSIDE OF SAUCE/CONDIMENT REACH-IN COOLER NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE FAUCET AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN DISREPAIR IN EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN DISREPAIR IN EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Potbelly last inspected?
Potbelly has 23 inspections on record going back to April 28, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 12, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 26, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2016 | Pass |
Potbelly vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.