POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS

Address: 57 E CHICAGO AVE , CHICAGO, IL 60611, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Apr 7, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (26 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-04-07 00:00:00 (Canvass Re-Inspection)
• Fail — 2026-03-30 00:00:00 (Canvass) 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 1/2 INCH GAP AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR SWEEP. MUST RODENT PROOF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND MAINTAIN. | 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
• Pass — 2025-03-12 00:00:00 (Canvass) 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED MILK & SODA CRATES BEING USED AS ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-03-19 00:00:00 () 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES | 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: No certified food service manager on site while handling a
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2023-05-17 00:00:00 () 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 7.5LBS OF SLCIED DELI MEAT STORED INSIDE FRONT PREP COLD HOLD UNIT @ IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED TEMPERATED RANGED BETWEEN 44.9
• Pass — 2022-04-01 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2022-03-02 00:00:00 () 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: Refrigerators thermometer kept in rear, instructed to keep in warmest part where it can be seen easily. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Co
• Pass — 2021-04-21 00:00:00 () 35. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED BAG OF FROZEN CHICKEN THAWING ON PREP COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO MOVE CHICKEN TO WALK-IN COOLER. | 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTR
• Pass — 2020-03-31 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: BROOM RACK TOO CLOSE TO CLEAN UTENSILS AT 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AWAY. | 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments
• Pass — 2019-11-22 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2019-11-15 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: - MUST INSTALL A HANDWASH SINK IN THE DISHWASHING ROOM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-12-24 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14 (N)- OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO COMPLY AND
• Pass — 2018-07-05 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2018-06-28 00:00:00 () 8. SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: OBSERVED NO SANITIZER INSIDE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WHILE BEING USED, 0 PPM QUATENARY A
• Pass — 2017-09-07 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: EXPOSED INSULATION AT PREP COOLER COVER DOOR, INTRUCTED TO SEAL. | 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPM
• Pass — 2017-06-07 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DRAWER COOLERS BOTTOM SHELF NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 4
• Pass — 2016-10-25 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: FOUND THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT WITH DELI MEATS OVER FILLED AND MEAT DEBRIS SCATTERED IN AND OUTSIDE OF REFR
• Pass — 2016-06-01 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2016-05-23 00:00:00 () 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED AT TIME OF
• Pass — 2015-04-28 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN/SANITIZE FOOD SURFACE COUNTERS AT FRONT SERVICE AREA. | 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED,

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