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Popeye's Chicken

January 10, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED AND SERVED (SUCH AS CHICKEN, COLE SLAW). INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED. INSTRUCTED MUST POST A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXTERNAL THERMOMETER ON WALK IN FREEZER MALFUNCTIONING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED MICROWEAVE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND RESIDUE ON EQUIPMENT AND TABLES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE TRAP AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE LEAKING EXCESSIVELY AND INOPERABLE, CAUSING WASTE WATER TO DRAIN ONTO FOOD PREP AREA FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN BETWEEN THE TILES BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AROUND THE ICE MACHINE, CO2 CONTAINER AND ANYWHERE ELSE NEEDED IN NEED OF REGROUTING. INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT AREAS WHERE NEEDED. • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD RESIDUE ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 6, 2023: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings 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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