Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF (3) TRAYS OF COOKED CHICKEN TENDERS INSIDE OF HOT HOLDING UNIT MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 119.7F,109.8F,125.7F. MUST MAINTAIN HOT FOODS AT 140.0F OR HIGHER. APPROX 20-LBS OF CHICKEN TENDERS WAS REMOVED BY MANAGER AND DISCARDED AT COST APPROX $ 25.00,-CDI. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: REAR STORAGE SHELVES IN OFFICE NOT CLEAN/MAINTAIN OF DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS IN REAR PREP AREA NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,ETC.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 6, 2016: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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