Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL SINKS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, FRYERS, HOLDING UNITS, COUNTERS, FRYERS, PREP TABLES, SHELVES (FOOD DEBRIS, SPILLS, GREASE BUILDUP).
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: GROUT ALL LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT (COOLERS, FREEZERS FRYERS, HOLDING UNITS, SINKS, PREP TABLES, COUNTERS, ETC) ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES, IN WALLS AND CEILINGS, (ALONG BASEBOARDS UNDER FRONT COUNTER, BETWEEN TILES IN REAR PREP AREA), AROUND PIPE FITTINGS ETC.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REPAIR LEAK UNDER EXPOSED SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 21, 2010: 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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