Popeyes Chicken

March 20, 2013 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings10
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • food from a questionable sourcecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
    Inspector note: ONE WASHROOM ON SITE FOR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS WAS INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME. WORKERS ON SITE REMOLDING FLOOR AND WALLS. TOILET AND SINK IN HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF WASHROOM AND NOT CONNECTED TO A WATER SOURCE FOR USE BY EMPLOYEES OR CUSTOMERS. EMPLOYEES ARE GOING OUTSIDE TO NEIGHBORING RESTAURANTS TO USE WASHROOM.
    code 11Priority
  • food received at unsafe tempscritical
    Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
    Inspector note: EMPLOYEES ARE UNABLE TO WASH HANDS AS REQUIRED DUE TO INOPERABLE WASHROOM FACILITIES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE OPERABLE AT ALL TIMES ESTABLISHMENT IS OPEN AND OPERATING. DESCRIBED MORE IN DETAIL IN VIOLATION #11.
    code 12Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
    Inspector note: PINK SLIME SUBSTANCE OBSERVED INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE; MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. REMOVE ICE, CLEAN MACHINE AND RESUME USING ONCE INSPECTED.
    code 16
  • toxic items stored near food
    Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
    Inspector note: LOG BOOK ON SITE INCOMPLETE. MUST PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR LOG BOOK. VALID COPY OF STATE OF ILLINOIS CERTIFICATE, MAP OF STORE, COPY OF PEST CONTROL COMPANY'S BUSINES LICENSE, MSDS (MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS).
    code 18
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVES INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLERS AND FREEZER, UNDER FRONT COUNTER. REPLACE RUBBER GASKET AT WALK-IN COOLER DOOR WHERE LOOSE SO THAT IT CLOSES COMPLETELY AND USES NO AIR.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, COOKING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE SHELVES, SINK, DISHMACHINE, WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER, ETC. FLOOR BY EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE; MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: WALLS BASES IN POOR REPAIR IN KITCHEN AREA BY WALK-IN UNITS, UNDER STORAGE SHELVES; REPAIR SAME. ALSO CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT (COOKING AND SINKS). INSTALL A RUBBER STRIP AT DRIVE THRU WINDOW TO SEAL WINDOW COMPLETELY.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: BACKFLOW PREVENTORS NEEDED FOR ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINE; MUST INSTALL.
    code 38
  • Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
    Inspector note: ALL REFRIGERATIONS NEED THERMOMETERS, THUR OUT THE PREMISES
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: AREAS OF STORAGE CLUTTERED; MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE STORAGE AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 14, 2011: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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