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POPEYE'S

616 E 103RD ST, CHICAGO, IL 60628

PassApr 9, 2025Complaint

Inspection outcome

PassPublished result
Numeric score not supplied
8Recorded 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: LARGE BULF FOOD ITEMS IN NEED OF PROPER LABELING WITH COMMODITY NAME. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

Code 39

39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

Code 39

39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: NOZZLES AND AROUND NOZZLES ON POP MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Code 47

47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: ALL FILTERING EQUIPMET AND FRYERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Code 49

49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INTERIOR OF ALL HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Code 51

51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: LEAKS AT 2 COMPARTMENT AND 3 COMPARTMENT FAUCETS IN NEED OF REPAIRING. FAUCETS LEAKING. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

Code 55

55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. POP SPILL AT BOX STATION IN NEED OF CLEANING, UNDER FRONT POP STATION AND UNDER HOT FOOD AREA. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.

Code 56

56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Published inspection history

6 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 5, 2026CanvassPass
Dec 29, 2025Canvass Re-InspectionPass w/ Conditions
Dec 22, 2025CanvassFail
Apr 9, 2025 · this eventComplaintPass
Nov 5, 2024Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Oct 24, 2024CanvassFail

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