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POPEYE'S #868

5050 S CICERO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60638

FailJan 27, 2025Canvass

Inspection outcome

FailPublished result
Numeric score not supplied
9Recorded 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 37

37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED MISING LABELS ON BULK CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO LABEL ALL BULK ITEMS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER WITH COMMON NAME.

Code 47

47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS MISSING/NOT WORKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

Code 49

49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED SHELVING IN WALK IN COOLER TO BE COVERED IN RUST AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Code 52

52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: OBSERVED FACILITY WITH INADEQUATE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL AT DRAIN IN REAR PREP UNDER HEATING EQUIPMENT. SOILED WATER IS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE DRAIN ONTO THE FLOOR IN THE PREP AREA WHEN THE HANDSINK IS USED OR HOT HOLD EQUIPMENT IS EMPTIED. THE BUILDING PLUMBER ARRIVED ON SITE TO CORRECT THE PLUMBING. WATER IS NOT BACKING UP AT THE FLOOR DRAIN AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

Code 53

53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Code 53

53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED TOILETS AND WASHBOWLS IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SINKS TO BE SOILED AND MEN'S TOILETS TO BE CRACKED AT THE BASE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN ALL FIXTURES AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TOILET.

Code 55

55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED BROKEN/MISSING WALL TILE IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA NEAR THE HANDSINK AND INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR ALL DAMAGED WALL TILE AND MAINTAIN IT. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILE IN FRONT FRYERS TO BE SEVERELY CRACKED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Code 56

56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED VENTS IN DINING ROOM, RESTROOMS, AND THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS TO HAVE ACCUMULATED DUST. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Code 60

60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 2587716, DATED 1/8/24, NOT CORRECTED; #49 OBSERVED BUILD OF GRIME ON EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #55-OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUILD-UP OF FOOD SPILLS AND GRIME ON ALL WALLS AND FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

Published inspection history

9 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
Aug 7, 2026Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Jul 31, 2026CanvassFail
Oct 15, 2025ComplaintPass
Sep 11, 2025Complaint Re-InspectionPass
Aug 28, 2025Complaint Re-InspectionNo Entry
Aug 21, 2025ComplaintFail
Feb 3, 2025Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Jan 27, 2025 · this eventCanvassFail
Jan 8, 2024CanvassPass

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