Popeyes Chicken

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED APPROX. 35 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE WASHROOMS, FOOD PREP AREA AND DINING ROOM AREA NEXT TO THE FOUNTAIN POP DISPENSER. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-602.13 CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE OVENS, SHELVES NEXT TO THE OVENS AND HOT HOLDING UNIT.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 6-501.19 OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICES PROVIDED FOR THE WASHROOM DOORS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
  code 53
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 8-404.13(B)(3) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2594425 ON 5/10/24 NOT CORRECTED: 54 - OBSERVED THE LID OF THE GREASE DUMPSTER IN THE ALLEY REMOVED AND THE GREASE DUMPSTER FILLED WITH GREASE AND GARBAGE OVERFLOWING OVER THE TOP OF THE DUMPSTER. ALSO OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GARBAGE AND LITTER ON THE GROUND AROUND THE DUMPSTERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE GREASE DUMPSTER EMPTIED AND CLEAN THE GROUND SURROUNDING THE DUMPSTERS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 10, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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