Popeye's Chicken

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT AN ORIGINAL/VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALWAYS TO HAVE A PERSON ON DUTY THAT HOLDS AN ORIGINAL/VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT AN ORIGINAL/VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALWAYS TO HAVE A PERSON ON DUTY THAT HOLDS AN ORIGINAL/VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.
  code 2Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.13 OBSERVED INSECT CONTROL DEVICE BEING PLACED BY THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO NOT PLACE ANY PEST DEVICES, ONLY PEST CONTROL CAN HANDLE ALL PEST DEVICES.
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12 OBSERVED AN INADEQUATE AIR GAP PROVIDED ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST A 6 INCH AIR GAP BETWEEN THE FLOOR DRAIN AND PIPE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ICE MACHINE.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED WALLS NOT COVERED BEHIND THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND THE SOUP UNIT LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER. OBSERVED FLOORS NEED TO BE RE-GROUTED BY THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED SOME CRACKED FLOOR TILES. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FLOUR, FOOD, GREASE, AND DIRT DEBRIS UNDER ALL COOKING UNITS, AROUND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS, AND UNDER AND AROUND THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER/FOOD PREP. OBSERVED STANDING WATER UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 25, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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