Popeyes

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 7, 2026
• address9516 S Vincennes Ave, Chicago 60643

Is Popeyes clean?

Popeyes is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Popeyes?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND THE REAR HAND-WASHING SINK WITH A LEAK AT THE PIPE. INSTRUCTED TO FIX LEAK AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • FOUND FOOD HANDLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA HANDLING FOOD AND NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL ENTERING/WORKING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.
  Personal Cleanliness • FOUND FOOD HANDLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA HANDLING FOOD AND NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL ENTERING/WORKING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE FRYERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH THICK ENCRUSTED GREASE, FOOD AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND FOOD, GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.

When was Popeyes last inspected?

Popeyes has 18 inspections on record going back to January 29, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Popeyes vs Washington Heights

Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.