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POPEYE'S #863

300 E 35TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60616

Pass w/ ConditionsDec 17, 2024Short Form Complaint

Inspection outcome

Pass w/ ConditionsPublished result
Numeric score not supplied
2Recorded 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 21

21. PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED FRIED CHICKEN NOT MEETING COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT. FRIED CHICKEN ON THE FRONT SERVICE LINE FOUND AT 115.0F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 5LBS AT $35 WORTH OF PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED TO TCS FOODS HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.

Code 22

22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RAW CHICKEN. FOUND RAW CHICKEN TENDERS IN STANDING WATER IN THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA RANGING 53.2F-56.0F. MANAGER DISCARDED 8 BAGS (1 CASE OF RAW CHICKEN) 35LBS AT $150 WORTH OF PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #21

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 & visitResultScore
May 26, 2026Short Form ComplaintPass
Apr 2, 2026ComplaintFail
Sep 30, 2025ComplaintPass
Apr 2, 2025CanvassPass
Dec 17, 2024 · this eventShort Form ComplaintPass w/ Conditions
Sep 26, 2024Short Form ComplaintPass w/ Conditions
Aug 22, 2024Complaint Re-InspectionPass
Aug 13, 2024ComplaintFail
Jan 31, 2024Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Jan 26, 2024Canvass Re-InspectionFail
Jan 18, 2024CanvassFail

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