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POPEYE'S # 866

7617 S RACINE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60620

FailJan 5, 2024Complaint

Inspection outcome

FailPublished result
Numeric score not supplied
10Recorded violation entries

Chicago publishes categorical results such as Pass, Pass w/ Conditions and Fail. Read the result alongside the inspection type and recorded violations. A failed inspection and a later successful re-inspection are separate events; these results cannot be compared numerically with NYC scores.

What the inspector recorded

Code 3

3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)

Code 10

10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO SOAP IN TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES SOAP WAS PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)

Code 38

38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED AN INFESTATION OF APPX. 75 OR MORE LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING IN BETWEEN WALL BASES AND GAP IN WALL NEXT TO BISCUIT PREP TABLE,INSIDE OF ELECTRICAL CONDUIT ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE & ALONG BOTH SIDES OF CONDUIT LEADING IN BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AND IN CREVICES OF UNDER SIDE OF PREP EQUIPMENT,MIXED IN WITH TRASH ,FOOD DEBRIS AND BAGS ON FLOOR UNDER SAME.ALSO APPX.30 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON SHELVING UNITS AND OUTLET BOX AT DRIVE-THRU.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 1/5/24.(PRIORITY 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)

Code 39

39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD PRODUCT STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER MUST STORE ON SHELVING UNITS TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.

Code 40

40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Code 55

55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER.

Code 55

55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST REPLACE MISSING WALL TILES.MUST SEAL ALL GAPS,CRACKS AND CREVICES.MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER CHICKEN HOT HOLDING UNIT.

Code 56

56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF BULBS AT CHICKEN HOT HOLDING UNIT AND MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN MIDDLE PREP AREA.

Code 58

58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Code 60

60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2576986 6/8/23 NOT CORRECTED #47 4-501.11 OBSERVED GASKETS IN THE THAWING COOLER IN DISREPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. #49- 4-602.13 : OBSERVED SPILLED FOOD RESIDUE ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THAWING COOLER, COOKING EQUIPMENT,STORAGE SHELVING, PREP STATIONS AND HOT HOLDING UNIT IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST. #55-6-501.11 : OBSERVED EXCESSIVE SPILLED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ACCUMULATION UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FOOD SOURCE FOR PESTS.#57- 2-102.13 : OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS. FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLY WITH IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)

Published inspection history

5 events available for this business identifier or exact business/address match. This database includes events dated from January 2024. It may not contain every visit.

Date & visitResultScore
May 13, 2026ComplaintPass w/ Conditions
Jan 8, 2026CanvassPass
Jan 13, 2025ComplaintPass
Jan 10, 2024Complaint Re-InspectionPass
Jan 5, 2024 · this eventComplaintFail

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