Popeye's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINER NOT LABELED IN CHICKEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
  code 37
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKET ALONG SIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, WHEELS AND BASES OF FRYERS, HOLDING UNITS, SHELVING UNITS, PREP TABLES, ROLLING CARTS, COOLERS, FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILDUP UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS, DUST BUILDUP ON LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING VENTS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING IN MEN WASHROOM. OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN CHICKEN PREP AREA INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2579098 ON 7-26-23:55-MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED, BROKEN AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER, WALL TRIM IN WALK IN COOLER & NORTH VESTIBULE,HOLES IN WALLS BEHIND HOT WATER TANK AND MOP SINK.MISSING CEILING TILE IN HOT WATER TANK AREA.MUST GROUT FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. 57-OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  code 60
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED AND VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY REPORT SHALL BE POSTED AND VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES TO CUSTOMERS. PRIOIRTY FOUNDATION 7-42-010B CITATION ISSUED
  code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 26, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 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.

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