Popeye's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 18, 2025
• address7430 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60649

Is Popeye's clean?

Popeye's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 18, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. 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 December 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE HANDLING TSC FOOD PRODUCTS SUCH AS CHICKEN, POTATOES AND RICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ON SITE ORIGINAL PERSON AND CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • BREADING TABLE IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAAIN • ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN WALKIN COOLER IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL WATER AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD SPILLS UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT UNDER STORAGE SHELVES, DISH AREA, AND MOP SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE HOLDERS IN NEED OF ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN

When was Popeye's last inspected?

Popeye's has 17 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Popeye's vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

Other spots in Avalon Park

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  clean · December 17, 2021
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  clean · September 9, 2025
• ✓ Darrin's
  clean · June 2, 2021
• ✓ Shrimp House
  clean · March 1, 2022
• ✓ Checkers
  clean · September 15, 2022
• ✓ The Foodie's Spot
  clean · April 3, 2024

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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 December 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.