Popeye's Chicken

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING LIDS ON FLOUR CONTAINERS IN CHICKEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON DRAWER PREP COOLER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND UPRIGHT FREEZER IN CHICKEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND .
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS, HOLDING UNITS, SHELVING UNITS, COOLERS, AND FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN .
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ALONG SOUTH WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENINGS IN FLOOR IN BASEMENT, MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS, DAMAGED AND LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA, LOOSE BASEBOARDS UNDER FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 15, 2023: 6 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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