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Popeye's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 5, 2025
- address1949 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Popeye's clean?
Popeye's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Popeye's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED WATER DRIPPING FROM PIPE BELOW 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON LEFT SIDE WHEN WATER IS DRAINING. MUST REPAIR.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MINOR FOOD SPILLS ON FLOORS UNDER FRYERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED OPEN CUP OF WATER STORED NEXT TO REAR CHICKEN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE A LID ON CUP AND STORE AWAY FROM FOOD PREP/CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED OPEN CUP OF WATER STORED NEXT TO REAR CHICKEN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE A LID ON CUP AND STORE AWAY FROM FOOD PREP/CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
When was Popeye's last inspected?
Popeye's has 22 inspections on record going back to May 18, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| May 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 13, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 29, 2021 | Pass | |
| May 26, 2020 | Pass | |
| November 15, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 15, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 20, 2017 | Pass |
Popeye's vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 May 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.