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Popeye's

September 11, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE, WHILE THE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
code 2Priority
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: 3-501.13 OBSERVED 3-4 VACCUM PACKAGED CHICKEN STORED IN THE WASH COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND INSIDE OF THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA AND BOTH COMPARTMENTS DID NOT HAVE RUNNING COLD WATER. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS THAWING MUST OCCUR WITH FOOD PLACING TCS FOOD ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER OVERNIGHT, OR UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN CORRECT THAWING PROCEDURES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE DOOR SWEEP ON THE REAR EXIT DOOR SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-307.11: OBSERVED A DISPOSABLE CUP STORED IN THE COLESLAW STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES TO TRANSFER READY TO EAT FOODS AN OTHER FOOD ITEMS.
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: 4-904.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED COOKING KITCHENWARE (METAL DEEP PANS, AND CLEAR FOOD BINS AND LIDS) NOT INVERTED AND WITH SLIGHT FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON THE SHELVING UNIT UNDER THE HOT HOLDING UNITS IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH SAID KITCHENWARE AND TO INVERT SAID ITEMS TO REFRAIN FROM CONTAMINATING CLEAN DISHWARE.
code 44
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-301.12 OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPER ON THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN WATER IN THE SAID BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINK STOPPER AND MAINTAIN.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE ALL OF THE COMPARTMENTS OF THE FOOD EQUIPMENT AT THE FRONT SERVICE AREA (UNDER THE HOT HOLDING UNITS AND CHICKEN HOT HOLDING UNITS). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 4-202.18: OBSERVED FIRE EXTINGUISHER RESIDUE ABOVE THE DEEP-FRYING STATION TO THE FAR RIGHT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAID RESIDUE FROM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 29, 2023: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.