Cooked?
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 18, 2025
- address333 7 Avenue, Manhattan 10001
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2129180232
Is Potbelly Sandwich Shop clean?
Potbelly Sandwich Shop is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 18, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Potbelly Sandwich Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
When was Potbelly Sandwich Shop last inspected?
Potbelly Sandwich Shop has 2 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2025, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 18, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| September 24, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
Potbelly Sandwich Shop vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 56% of them.
Other spots in Midtown-Midtown South
How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.