Popeye's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 13, 2026
• address7617 S Racine Ave, Chicago 60620

Is Popeye's clean?

Popeye's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Popeye's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN FREEZER DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS NEED CLEANING UNDER THE 3 COMP SINK AND UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. ALSO NOTED THE FLOORS,WALLS AND LIGHT SHIELDS DIRTY IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #58 ALLERGEN TRAINING STILL NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2629455, DATE 1/8/26. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-42-090 Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED THE CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT HER ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #58 ALLERGEN TRAINING STILL NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2629455, DATE 1/8/26. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-42-090 Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED THE CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT HER ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.

When was Popeye's last inspected?

Popeye's has 25 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Popeye's vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 32% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 167 clean, 32 mid, 320 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 66% 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 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.