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POPEYES CHICKEN 12050

Health inspection records show POPEYES CHICKEN 12050 in OCALA has 4 inspections with a food safety rating of 3.0/5. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

2175 HIGHWAY 484

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/23/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13521647

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 9/16/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10905031

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent in restroom has a large amount of dust.
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sign on sink at cookline missing.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Black trays on dry storage shelf. Repeat Violation
  • 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Opened case of trash bags on top of bag in a box soda.
  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucets leaking on the following: 1.) Handwashing sink on cookline. 2.) Handwashing sink in ware wash area. 3.) Nozzle at triple sink.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One on front line. Manager discarded Corrected On-Site
  • 03C-44-5:High Priority - Cooked poultry not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken pulled from fryer 144F-148F. Employee voluntarily discarded six pieces of chicken.
  • 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee on cookline scratched head and continued to put on gloves and pull chicken from fryer without washing hands.
  • 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee pulled fry's up from fryer after having hands on hips without washing hands.
  • 11-13-5:High Priority - Employee with infected sore/cut/burn/wound on hand, finger or wrist without a single-use glove over an impermeable cover such as a bandage, finger cot or stall covering the wound is handling food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single-service items. Female employee bagging food and making drinks with open sore on left hand.
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cheese on front line time marked from 10:11-2:11. Time now is 2:30, manager discarded pan of cheese.
  • 03F-04-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Cheese on front line time marked from 10:11-2:11. Time now is 2:30, manager discarded pan of cheese.
  • 13-06-4:Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Female manager opened box of chicken to add more with long painted nails.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1.) Nozzle on hot water machine has a build up of brown substance. 2.) black substance on back wall of ice bin. Repeat Violation
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Water off at sink on cookline. Manager turned on during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 32-11-5:Intermediate - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. Women's room has no toilet paper
  • 27-08-4:Intermediate - No hot water provided at handwash sink/three-compartment sink/mop sink. 1.)Handwashing sink near drive thru 74F. 2.) Handwashing sink in ware wash area 83F. 3.) Handwashing sink on cookline 82F. 4.) Triple sink 83F. Warning

Inspection Date: 4/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10702663

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop flour out of container ne t to fryers.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse on kitchen prep table across from office.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of chicken on floor in walk-in freezer.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents over fryers.
  • 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Containers stored on shelf next to three compartment sink.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building.
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. To go boxes stored on floor in dry storage area next to three compartment sink.
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed two flies in front counter area.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in reach-in cooler between front counter warmers: cheese (47F - Cold Holding). Employee stated items placed in reach-in cooler 30 minutes prior to temperature being taken.
  • 03E-06-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated in a microwave oven for hot holding not covered during reheating process. Gravy reheating in microwave with no lid.
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Water nozzle on kitchen hot water machine.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No hand towels at hand washing sink across from walk-in cooler.

Inspection Date: 10/23/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8666595

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed