Popeyes Chicken

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 9, 2016 →
• address17 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60603

Is Popeyes Chicken clean?

Popeyes Chicken is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on July 8, 2016, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on May 9, 2016. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Popeyes Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 9, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

When was Popeyes Chicken last inspected?

Popeyes Chicken has 16 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 9, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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