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Popeyes
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 21, 2025
- address1220 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn 11224
- cuisineChicken
- phone7186769535
Is Popeyes clean?
Popeyes is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 21, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Popeyes?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Popeyes last inspected?
Popeyes has 5 inspections on record going back to August 2, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| August 21, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 27, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| September 27, 2023 | Grade A | 2 pts |
| August 2, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
Popeyes vs Seagate-Coney Island
Seagate-Coney Island runs 68% clean across 93 tracked restaurants — 50 clean, 4 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 93 spots Cooked tracks in Seagate-Coney Island, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 August 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.