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Popeye's

September 9, 2026 · Fail

cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings3
critical findings0

Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 3 LIVE LARGE FLIES AND ABOUT 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: 5-501.15 OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED WITH ALL LIDS OPENED AND GARBAGE INSIDE OF THE DUMPSTER AND AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FLIES FLYING AROUND ALL OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS. ALSO OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA GROUND NOT MAINTAINED WITH ACCUMULATED GARBAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE GROUND AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN OUTSIDE DUMPSTER LIDS CLOSE AT ALL TIMES AND CLEAN THE GROUND AREA AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B).
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED MINOR ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 7, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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.