Popeyes Chicken

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: 2-DOOR COOLER IN REAR HOT FOOD PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 45.8F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS(NON-POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS) FROM UNIT AND TURN IT OFF TO ELIMINATE ALL OF THE EXCCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE ON BACK WALL. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST REQUEST RE-INSPECTION WHEN UNIT IS HOLDING AT PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE UPPER PANEL INSIDE ICE MACHINE IN REAR.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: ELIMINATE PUDDLES OF WATER FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. CLEAN ALL BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT WHERE DEBRIS,FLOUR ETC IS PRESENT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAK AT CHEMICAL DSIPENSER LOCATED ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A LID TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 7, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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