Popeye's

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 31, 2026 →
• address4431 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Popeye's clean?

Popeye's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 31, 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 Popeye's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible

When was Popeye's last inspected?

Popeye's has 20 inspections on record going back to July 17, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Popeye's vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 74% clean across 206 tracked restaurants — 151 clean, 36 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 206 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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