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Popeye's Chicken

May 10, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: FOUND NO HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED AT FRONT FOOD PREPERATION/FRYING AREA. HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE LOCATED IN ALL FOOD PREPARATIION AREAS, FOOD DISPENSING, AND WAREWASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL, PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(c) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS CHEESE, MAYO AT TEMPERATURES 75 DEGREES. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPRX 5LBS OF FOOD VALUED AT APPRX $4.00 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD HOLD UNIT WHERE SANDWICHES ARE MADE HOLDING AT 77.3 DEGREES. UNIT DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL CONDIMENTS (CHEESE,MAYO) UNIT TAGGED AND CANNOT BE USED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF ICE, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE WALK IN FREEZER INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE WALLS, FLOOR AND DOOR. ALSO OBSERVED THE WALLS AND FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT, STAINS AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BOTH. • OBSERVED A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AND EQUIPMENT.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE STEAM TABLE USED FOR HEATING MAC AND CHEESE AND OTHER ITEMS LEAKING IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FOR EMPOLYEE SAFETY REASONS.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AND FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING PEST AND INSECT HARBORING. FLOORS VERY SLIPPERY THROUGHOUT. • OBSERVED THE WALK IN COOLER DOOR BADLY DAMAGED IN NEED OF REPAIR. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AS A MEANS OF MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURES IN WALK IN COOLER. • OBSERVED THE EDGE OF THE WALL IN THE REAR NEAR THE ICE MACHINE DAMAGED AND OPEN. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT ENTERING AND OR HARBORING.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WORKING VENTILATION INSIDE FACILITY. EXTREMELY HOT AND UNBAREABLE THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION INSIDE FACILITY AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 19, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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