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Popeye's Chicken
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 23, 2026
- address3204 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60608
Is Popeye's Chicken clean?
Popeye's Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 23, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Popeye's Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED THE REAR EXIT DOOR WITH A SMALL OPENING AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-201.11: OBSERVED THE DOOR ON THE ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Popeye's Chicken last inspected?
Popeye's Chicken has 23 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 25, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 19, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 17, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 9, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 28, 2022 | Pass |
Popeye's Chicken vs Mckinley Park
Mckinley Park runs 68% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 39 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 March 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.