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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 6, 2026
- address358 7 Avenue, Manhattan 10001
- cuisineChicken
- phone6465903500
Is Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen clean?
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 6, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen last inspected?
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has 4 inspections on record going back to May 16, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 21, 2025 | Grade B | 18 pts |
| July 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| May 16, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.