Popeyes Chicken
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 16, 2026 →
- address156 N Wabash Ave Fl 1, Chicago 60601
Is Popeyes Chicken clean?
Popeyes Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Popeyes Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
When was Popeyes Chicken last inspected?
Popeyes Chicken has 22 inspections on record going back to February 11, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
April 16, 2026 Pass
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View full inspection →April 14, 2026 Fail
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View full inspection →April 8, 2026 Fail
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View full inspection →April 7, 2026 Fail
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View full inspection →November 19, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →November 13, 2025 Fail
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View full inspection →December 10, 2024 Pass
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View full inspection →January 23, 2024 Pass
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View full inspection →August 16, 2023 Pass
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View full inspection →August 14, 2023 Fail
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View full inspection →October 18, 2022 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →August 20, 2021 Pass
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View full inspection →Popeyes Chicken vs Loop
Loop runs 81% clean across 1,996 tracked restaurants — 1,595 clean, 329 mid, 43 cooked.
Against the 1,996 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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