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Popeyes
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 23, 2026
- address142-02 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens 11436
- cuisineChicken
- phone7183233500
Is Popeyes clean?
Popeyes is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 23, 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?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Popeyes last inspected?
Popeyes has 3 inspections on record going back to November 6, 2023, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 14, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 6, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Popeyes vs Baisley Park
Baisley Park runs 76% clean across 52 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 6 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 52 spots Cooked tracks in Baisley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 April 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.