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Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 10, 2020
- address111 W 75Th St, Chicago 60620
Is Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits clean?
Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 10, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED AN APPX."1/2" GAP IN RIGHT CORNER OF REAR DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON COUNTER TOP UNDER SODA MACHINE IN LOBBY AREA.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN NEAR FRYERS AND CLEAN FLOOR UNDER CABINET IN DINING AREA.
When was Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits last inspected?
Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits has 11 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| June 10, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 6, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 3, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 25, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2011 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2011 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2011 | Pass |
Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits vs Greater Grand Crossing
Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.