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Popeye's

August 27, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF VALID ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING CHICKEN, MASHED POTATOES, RICE, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE/ SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40-50 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT CHICKEN PREP AREA, ON CARDBOARD BOXES CONTAINING SAUCES, CEILING IN REAR STORAGE AREA, ON HANDSINK BASIN IN REAR PREP. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 35 SMALL BLACK CRAWLING BEETLES UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON SIDE OF COOKING EQUIPMENT ACCROSS FROM ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNUSED COOLING WITH A BUILDUP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS NEXT TO WARMER ACROSS FROM FOOD PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND OR REMOVE TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANGER TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATTION AS REQUIRED.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 26, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.