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Popeyes/Gold Coast Dogs
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 6, 2019
- address159 N Wabash Ave, Chicago 60601
Is Popeyes/Gold Coast Dogs clean?
Popeyes/Gold Coast Dogs is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 6, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Popeyes/Gold Coast Dogs?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES TO HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE COOLER NEAR THE MICROWAVE IN THE UPSTAIRS PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MOP IN A POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST STORE MOP AFTER USE IN A MOUNTED POSITION THAT ALLOWS FOR AIR-DRYING WITHOUT SOILING AND PEST HARBORAGING. • OBSERVED BROKEN TOILET SEAT IN BASEMENT EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE DISPLAY COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE DISPLAY COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING.
When was Popeyes/Gold Coast Dogs last inspected?
Popeyes/Gold Coast Dogs has 21 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| February 6, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 11, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2017 | Fail | |
| February 3, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2015 | Fail | |
| September 21, 2015 | Fail | |
| September 4, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Popeyes/Gold Coast Dogs vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 February 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.