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POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS LLC
3424 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60657
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-06-01; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
8 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-06-01), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-06-01: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-3 — MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED BLANK COPIES OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN POLICY WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010.
- Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL IN THE HAND-SINK IN THE PREP AREA. PERSON IN CHARGE INDICATED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER IS BROKEN, INFORMED PIC THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PIC BROUGHT A ROLL OF NAPKINS PLACE NEXT TO HAND SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- Not Critical: CHI-40 — PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH-IN AND WALK IN COOLERS ENCRUSTED IN FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, HOT-HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES AND FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED UNDER SELF SERVE SODA MACHINE HOSE HAS DETACHED AND SODA SYRUP IS SPELLED UNDER MACHINE INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAID AREA
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