11 Toasted Facts about Potbelly
Fresh , fast , friendly . That ’s the promise Potbelly Sandwich Shop has been sticking to for the past three - and - a - half decades . But there ’s more to the democratic lunch place than toasted fare and its eponymic kitchen stove . 1. BEFORE THEY SOLD SANDWICHES, THEY SOLD ANTIQUES. The first Potbelly opened in Chicago in 1977 — as an antiques storage . But the young owners soon , er , craved a new challenge and began cooking sandwiches in their shop ’s potbelly stove ....