Popeyes Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 8, 2016
• address1959 W Howard St, Chicago 60626

Is Popeyes Chicken clean?

Popeyes Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 8, 2016. 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 February 8, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CARDBOARD INSIDE PREP COOLER WHERE BISCUITS ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD, DISCONTINUE USE AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CARDBOARD INSIDE PREP COOLER WHERE BISCUITS ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD, DISCONTINUE USE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FOLLOWING FOOD OR NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT; FRYER, MICROWAVES AND PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ,AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS IN THE FOLLOWING AREA; UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ALL REAR PREP AREAS, AND UNDER THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER AND DINNING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS IN THE FOLLOWING AREA; UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ALL REAR PREP AREAS, AND UNDER THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER AND DINNING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED GREASE AND FLOUR BUILD UP ON HOOD AND FILTERS. DIRTY WALL IN BUSICUT PREP AREA, ALSO DETACHED WALL IN BISCUIT PREP AREA. REPAIR COVING IN SAME AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED GREASE AND FLOUR BUILD UP ON HOOD AND FILTERS. DIRTY WALL IN BUSICUT PREP AREA, ALSO DETACHED WALL IN BISCUIT PREP AREA. REPAIR COVING IN SAME AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHTS IN THE PREP AREA, AND DEBRIS INSIDE LIGHT SHEILDS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND STORAGE RACK IN REAR PREP. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER ON FLOOR IN MANAGERS OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

When was Popeyes Chicken last inspected?

Popeyes Chicken has 12 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2011.

Popeyes Chicken vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 8, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.