38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OOBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 8-10 BIG FLIES AND 1 LIVE ROACH ON SITE. THE BIG FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND DEEP-FRYING AREA. THE ROACH WAS OBSERVED UNDER THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
Chicago · restaurant inspection
POPEYE'S #863
300 E 35TH ST , CHICAGO, IL 60616
Inspection outcome
FailPublished result
—Numeric score not supplied
4Recorded 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
39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED THE HOT FOOD ITEMS ON THE FRONT PREP LINE NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP COVERED WHILE NOT IN USE AND MAINTAIN.
49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE LOWER CABINET UNDER THE BEVERAGE DISPENSER NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
Published inspection history
11 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 & visit | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026Short Form Complaint | Pass | — |
| Apr 2, 2026Complaint | Fail | — |
| Sep 30, 2025Complaint | Pass | — |
| Apr 2, 2025Canvass | Pass | — |
| Dec 17, 2024Short Form Complaint | Pass w/ Conditions | — |
| Sep 26, 2024Short Form Complaint | Pass w/ Conditions | — |
| Aug 22, 2024Complaint Re-Inspection | Pass | — |
| Aug 13, 2024 · this eventComplaint | Fail | — |
| Jan 31, 2024Canvass Re-Inspection | Pass | — |
| Jan 26, 2024Canvass Re-Inspection | Fail | — |
| Jan 18, 2024Canvass | Fail | — |
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