Potbelly Sandwich Shop, also known as Potbelly Sandwich Works, is an American fast-casual restaurant chain with over 400 locations that focuses on submarine sandwiches and milkshakes. It is owned by RaceTrac.
Potbelly was founded in 1977 in Chicago, and its name refers to the potbelly stove. Potbelly offers sandwiches, many served hot, and soup, shakes, smoothies, potato chips, and cookies. Some locations formerly presented live music from local musicians during the lunch hours.[1]
Potbelly carries Zapp's potato chips and previously had an exclusive Zapp's brand of dill pickle chips that had the flavor of a Potbelly pickle.[2]
History
In 1971, Peter Hastings started an antique store, Hindsight, at 2264 North Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. The store had an old potbelly stove, which Hastings began using to make toasted sandwiches to serve to shoppers.