Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 14, 2011
• address535 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken clean?

Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 14, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 14, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR FLOOR & TOP SECTION OF SMALL COOLER ACROSS OVEN NEED CLEANING-DUE TO FOOD DEBRIS/DIRT. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS AROUND/BEHIND EQUIPMENT & 3-COMP. SINK ALONG THIS WALL SECTION NEED CLEANING. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS AROUND/BEHIND EQUIPMENT & 3-COMP. SINK ALONG THIS WALL SECTION NEED CLEANING. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • BATHROOM DOOR MUST HAVE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE. Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated.

When was Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken last inspected?

Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken has 3 inspections on record going back to February 8, 2011.

Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 October 14, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.