Popeye's Chicken

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: 3-501.15(A:1) OBSERVED TCS FOODS (COOKED CHICKEN) AT INADEQUATE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER; OBSERVED ABOUT 15 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN RANGING FROM 120F-122F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL HOT HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOOD DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED THE COOKED CHICKEN HOT HOLDING UNIT, WITH COOKED CHICKEN BEING STORED ON THE UNIT, ONLY MAINTAINING 96F-126F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 135F AT ALL TIMES. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LIVE LARGE FLIES FLYING AROUND THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE LARGE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED A FEMALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT SUCH AS A CAP OR A HAIR NET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 40
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED THE FEMALE TOILET ROOM HAND WASHING SINK HOT WATER SHUT OFF DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS LEAVE THE HOT WATER TURNED ON FOR ADEQUATE HAND WASHING AFTER USE OF THE TOILET ROOM. MANAGER TURNED THE HOT WATER ON AT THE TOILET ROOM HAND WASHING DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 25, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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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