Potbelly Sandwich Works
99/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 99 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 99 means 1 point of violations were recorded on that visit. 90 and above is the strongest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into, and it is where most inspected Austin restaurants land.
Scores higher than 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78749, it scores higher than 121 of 139 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found.
About Potbelly Sandwich Works Health Inspections
Potbelly Sandwich Works is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 5300 S MOPAC SB EXPY Bldg 5, Austin, Texas (78749). Scores higher than 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78749, it scores higher than 121 of 139 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 634 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 593 days since the most recent visit (January 24, 2025).
- Tracked for 1.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 3 points — 96/100 on May 1, 2023 to 99/100 on January 24, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 5300 S MOPAC SB EXPY Bldg 5
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78749
Inspections conducted by Austin Public Health
Health inspections are conducted by Austin Public Health to ensure restaurants maintain proper food safety standards. Scores are based on compliance with Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER) and assess factors including food temperature control, employee hygiene, facility cleanliness, and pest control. Regular inspections help protect public health by identifying and correcting violations before they can cause foodborne illness. Austin Public Health does not publish individual violation records alongside the score, so specific findings from a given visit are not part of this dataset.
🍴Nearby Restaurants
Within 0.5 miles · at least 46 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2023 | 96 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | 99 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 1.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 96/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
One nearby facility carries a most-recent score above Potbelly Sandwich Works’s 99. 45 of the at least 46 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
Distances are straight-line from the geocoded address, and every score shown is that facility’s most recent published one, which may be from a different date than the score above. A higher number is not a recommendation — it is one inspector’s reading of one visit.
Common questions about Potbelly Sandwich Works
- What was Potbelly Sandwich Works's last health inspection score?
- Potbelly Sandwich Works scored 99 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 24, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 99 means 1 point of violations were recorded on that visit. 90 and above is the strongest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into, and it is where most inspected Austin restaurants land. Scores higher than 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 98/100.
- Is Potbelly Sandwich Works clean?
- Nobody can answer that from this dataset, and this page will not pretend to. A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found. What the record does show: at the last scored visit, on January 24, 2025, the inspector deducted 1 point for a score of 99/100, and scores higher than 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Potbelly Sandwich Works had?
- Potbelly Sandwich Works has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 1.5 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 634 days.
- Where is Potbelly Sandwich Works located?
- Potbelly Sandwich Works is at 5300 S MOPAC SB EXPY Bldg 5, Austin, TX 78749. Located near at least 46 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Potbelly Sandwich Works?
- There are at least 46 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Target (Food Service) T-1061 (98/100), Target (Food Service) T-1061 (95/100), Target (Food Service) T-1061 (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Potbelly Sandwich Works's score?
- No. The City of Austin open dataset behind this page (ecmv-9xxi) carries the establishment name, address, ZIP, inspection date, score, facility ID, and whether the visit was routine or a follow-up — and nothing else. There is no violation-level field, so no site republishing this dataset can tell you what an inspector actually found. Austin Public Health holds the full inspection reports.
All figures on this page come from Austin Public Health via the City of Austin open data portal, dataset ecmv-9xxi, newest inspection for this facility January 24, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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