Popeye's Chicken

February 16, 2024 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR REVIEW DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING CHICKEN, SHRIMP, RICE/BEANS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE CFM AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
    code 2Priority
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: 4-201.11 OBSEVRED FRYERS IN DISREPAIR CAUSING GREASE TO POOL ONTO FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT IN GOOD CONDITION.
    code 47
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA SLOW DRAINING. NOTED 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP WITH LEAKY PIPES AND CAUSING WATER TO POOL UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
    code 51
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: 6-501.18 OBSERVED ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN NEED OF CLEANING IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-501.13 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS POOLED ONTO FLOOR IN PREP/FRYING AREA OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: 8-404.13 (B:3) OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2589438 2/9/24. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS. VIOLATION #47 OBSERVED MICROWAVE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VIOLATION #49 -OBSERVED A BUILD-UP OF ICE, DIRT, AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE WALLS, FLOOR, AND DOOR. I 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. VIOLATION #55 -OBSERVED STANDING WATER UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AROUND THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -OBSERVED THE WALLS, FLOORS, AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD SERVICE AREA WITH A HEAVY BUILD-UP OF GREASE, DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS, STAINS, AND FOOD SPLATTER. THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA, THE MIDDLE PREP AREA WHERE THE STEAM TABLE UNIT IS, THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA WHERE CHICKEN IS PREPARED, AND THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER AREA. ALL AREAS MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. - OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUILD-UP OF GREASE IN ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. OBSERVED BUILD-UP OF GREASE ON WALLS AND IN CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREP AND COOKING AREAS OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. VIOLATION #58 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGERS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED CERTIFIED MANAGER TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN. #7-42-090. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED.
    code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 9, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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