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Popeyes
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 15, 2026
- address6321 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Popeyes clean?
Popeyes is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 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 Popeyes?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINKS.MUST PROVIDE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND WALL BEHIND AND ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN/POOR REPAIR.MUST CLEAN/REPLACE.
When was Popeyes last inspected?
Popeyes has 17 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2023. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 19, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 18, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 13, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 11, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 9, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 17, 2024 | Fail |
Popeyes vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.