Popeye's

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 15, 2025
• address5050 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Popeye's clean?

Popeye's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 15, 2025. 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 October 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.13 OBSERVED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILDUP ON THE CONDENSOR, FLOOR, WALLS OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED CONTINUOUS LEAKING AT 3-COMPARTMENT FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED TRASH AROUND THE DUMPSTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PESTS.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED TRASH AROUND THE DUMPSTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PESTS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED COVING ALONG BASE OF WALL PEELING. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED SMALL COOLER NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUILD UP OF FOOD SPILLS, DEBRIS AND GRIME ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND DISHWASH AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 OBSERVED DIRTY LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 OBSERVED DIRTY LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAININGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAININGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was Popeye's last inspected?

Popeye's has 12 inspections on record going back to September 23, 2020.

Popeye's vs Archer Heights

Archer Heights runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 56 mid, 33 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 October 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.