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Popeye's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 19, 2018
- address1959 W Howard St, Chicago 60626
Is Popeye's clean?
Popeye's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 19, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Popeye's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 19, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalAdequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • OBSERVED ONLY EXPOSED HAND SINK IN ENTIRE FACILITY NOT MAINTAINED. SINK WAS CLOGGED FILLED WITH STANDING WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS. SINK WAS UNABLE TO BE USED. DURING INSPECTION EXPOSED HAND SINK WAS PLUNGED AND RESTORED TO A WORKING ORDER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREARRED AND SERVED INCLUDING CHICKEN AND COOKED POTATOES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOOR TO WALK IN COOLER NEEDS TO BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAINED. • PLASTIC CURTAINS INSIDE THE DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER BROKEN,REPLACE. NO STOPPERS PROVIDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.TOWELS USED TO SEAL WATER NOT TO DRAIN AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOOR TO WALK IN COOLER NEEDS TO BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAINED. • PLASTIC CURTAINS INSIDE THE DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER BROKEN,REPLACE. NO STOPPERS PROVIDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.TOWELS USED TO SEAL WATER NOT TO DRAIN AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBIS ON FLOOR AT FRYER PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED FLOORS NEED A DEEP CLEANING IN DETAIL. ALL CORNERS, ALONG WALLS AND UNDER AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR, UNDER ALL SHELVES IN DRY STORAGE, BEHIND ICE MACHINE, UNDER 3 COMP SINK, IN COOKING AREA. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBIS ON FLOOR AT FRYER PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED FLOORS NEED A DEEP CLEANING IN DETAIL. ALL CORNERS, ALONG WALLS AND UNDER AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR, UNDER ALL SHELVES IN DRY STORAGE, BEHIND ICE MACHINE, UNDER 3 COMP SINK, IN COOKING AREA. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED HOOD FILTERS MISSING AND NOT MAINTAINED. REPLACE ANY MISSING FILTERS IN HOOD AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING WALLS/COVING IN DISREPAIR. RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAIN. BASE OF WALL AT SOUTH ENTRY WALL OF CHICKEN COOKING AREA, BASE OF WEST WALL DIRECTLY ACCROSS FROM CHICKEN COOKING AREA. BASE OF WALL AROUND DOOR TO WALK IN COOLER.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED HOOD FILTERS MISSING AND NOT MAINTAINED. REPLACE ANY MISSING FILTERS IN HOOD AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING WALLS/COVING IN DISREPAIR. RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAIN. BASE OF WALL AT SOUTH ENTRY WALL OF CHICKEN COOKING AREA, BASE OF WEST WALL DIRECTLY ACCROSS FROM CHICKEN COOKING AREA. BASE OF WALL AROUND DOOR TO WALK IN COOLER.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HAND SINK NEEDED IN/OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO FRONT SERVICE AREA WHERE FOOD AND SODA ARE SERVED. ADDITIONAL SINK NEEDED IN/OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO RAW CHICKEN COOKING AREA. INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINKS WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AND SPLASH GUARDS IF NEEDED. OBSERVED NO COLD WATER AT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.Food Handler Requirements Met • ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
When was Popeye's last inspected?
Popeye's has 9 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| April 19, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 30, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 21, 2018 | Fail | |
| July 6, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 4, 2016 | Pass |
Popeye's vs Rogers Park
Rogers Park runs 33% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 60 mid, 426 cooked.
Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 19, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.