Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 16, 2021
• address50 N Western Ave, Chicago 60612

Is Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken clean?

Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 16, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 16, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • Violation Codes: 4-501.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON WALK IN FREEZER DOOR,FRONT COUNTER SMALL PREP COOLER AND HOT HOLDING CABINET,LOOSE AND DAMAGED WALL PANEL AND MISSING LEG ON SHELVING UNIT INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ,FLOUR AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FRYERS,HOT HOLDING UNITS,STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS,ALL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF EQUIPMENT,FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,ALL PREP COOLERS,PREP TABLES,ICE BUILD UP ON COMPRESSOR IN WALK IN COOLER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • Violation Codes: 5-204.12 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST GROUT FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER AND WHERE NEEDED.MUST MAKE CONCRETE FLOOR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN INSIDE GARBAGE AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA. • Violation Codes: 6-501.13 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ,FLOUR AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND ,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER. • Violation Codes: 6-201.11 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Violation Codes: 6-501.14 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Violation Codes: 6-501.14 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2523784 8/9/21 NOT CORRECTED#38- STILL OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MICE DROPPINGS ON PREMISES APPX. 75 OR MORE IN SUCH AREAS SUCH AS IN REAR STORAGE ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES ,AT FRONT REGISTERS AND ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVING UNITS,ON FLOOR NEXT TO SAFE IN OFFICE AREA,DINING AREA ON BENCH,INSIDE OF GARBAGE AREA UNDER SHELVING UNITS AND ON TOP OF BOX.DROPPINGS ARE BEING REMOVED AND AREAS ARE BEING SANITIZED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.PEST CONTROL HAS SERVICED PREMISES ON 8/9,8/11 & 8/13.CONTINUE TO HAVE SERVICE UNTIL ELIMINATED AND MONITOR AREAS.(PRIORITY 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
  Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2523784 8/9/21 NOT CORRECTED#38- STILL OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MICE DROPPINGS ON PREMISES APPX. 75 OR MORE IN SUCH AREAS SUCH AS IN REAR STORAGE ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES ,AT FRONT REGISTERS AND ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVING UNITS,ON FLOOR NEXT TO SAFE IN OFFICE AREA,DINING AREA ON BENCH,INSIDE OF GARBAGE AREA UNDER SHELVING UNITS AND ON TOP OF BOX.DROPPINGS ARE BEING REMOVED AND AREAS ARE BEING SANITIZED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.PEST CONTROL HAS SERVICED PREMISES ON 8/9,8/11 & 8/13.CONTINUE TO HAVE SERVICE UNTIL ELIMINATED AND MONITOR AREAS.(PRIORITY 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)

When was Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken last inspected?

Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken has 26 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

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• ? Stop & Save Food Mart Inc.
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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 August 16, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.