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POPEYE'S #864

8732 S STONY ISLAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60617

FailSep 9, 2026Complaint

Inspection outcome

FailPublished result
Numeric score not supplied
3Recorded 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 38

38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 3 LIVE LARGE FLIES AND ABOUT 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).

Code 54

54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: 5-501.15 OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED WITH ALL LIDS OPENED AND GARBAGE INSIDE OF THE DUMPSTER AND AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FLIES FLYING AROUND ALL OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS. ALSO OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA GROUND NOT MAINTAINED WITH ACCUMULATED GARBAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE GROUND AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN OUTSIDE DUMPSTER LIDS CLOSE AT ALL TIMES AND CLEAN THE GROUND AREA AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B).

Code 55

55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12 OBSERVED MINOR ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS.

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
Sep 16, 2026Complaint Re-InspectionPass w/ Conditions
Sep 9, 2026 · this eventComplaintFail
Apr 7, 2025CanvassPass w/ Conditions
Apr 18, 2024Short Form ComplaintPass
Apr 1, 2024Complaint Re-InspectionPass
Mar 22, 2024ComplaintFail

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