POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN OPERATED BY TICE
3490 W SILVER SPRING BLVD
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/27/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee entered kitchen from restroom, touched computer, pants, and hair then placed pepper in bag without washing hands. Stopped by inspector, pepper was discarded and employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-27: Female employee picked up trash from floor, discarded in trash, touched pants then put on gloves and prepared sandwich without washing hands. Female employee sneezed into arm then touched shirt and continued to add barbecue sauce to container. **Admin Complaint**
- 53B-01-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-27: Unable to access. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/27/2025 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/25/2025
High Priority
7
Intermediate
5
Basic
12
Total
24
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 25-30-4:Basic - Clean, single-use gloves not handled in a sanitary manner. Discarded gloves on top of bag of flour in kitchen area.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on prep table. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. One male employee with facial hair placing chicken in boxes has no hair restraint or beard guard. Manager made employee put on both. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Door near mop sink has gap at bottom
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Areas of standing water between tiles on floor in front of walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in freezer, case of mac and cheese on floor.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. On floor of walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door soiled with food debris. Top of pans soiled with food debris. Cabinets under fountain machine in dining area sticky. Hood filters soiled with grease. Roll cart in walk in cooler soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels and old food stuck to food containers after cleaning. On clean dish shelf, pans with old labels and pans with old food debris. **Repeat Violation**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Two lids on dumpster open.
- 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. Soiled hot pad on top of oil in breading station and on top of bag in a box soda in warewash area.
- 33-31-5:Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Reach in cooler under chicken cabinet. **Repeat Violation**
- 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. Female employee touched hair to put on hair net then continued to make drink without washing hands. **Warning**
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee entered kitchen from restroom, touched computer, pants, and hair then placed pepper in bag without washing hands. Stopped by inspector, pepper was discarded and employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 12A-11-4:High Priority - Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Female employee entered kitchen front restroom then began preparing food without washing hands. **Warning**
- 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Female employee entered kitchen from restroom, touched several soiled surfaces including hair, pants, computer screen then placed pepper in bag. Stopped by inspector, pepper discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Boneless chicken 122F-124F in hot case. Employees not aware of how long item had been in hot case. No timers were set. Stop sale issued. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Boneless chicken 122F-124F in hot case. Employees not aware of how long item had been in hot case. No timers were set. Stop sale issued.
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter added at sink with no device on hose connection side. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 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. Establishment does not cary chlorine, did not provide written procedures.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of two microwaves soiled wth food debris. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-04-4:Intermediate - Microwave missing fan guard cover/splatter shield. In two units in kitchen area.
- 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Up to six employees on site during inspection with no CFM on site.
- 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/25/2025 revealed 24 total violations (7 high priority, 5 intermediate, 12 basic).
Inspection on 11/5/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
3
Basic
13
Total
21
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler Ambient Temperature 46F
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape on back door alarm
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drink on soft drink box syrup. Employee removed
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee yogurt stored in reach in cooler above biscuits and not labeled. **Repeat Violation**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraint on cook on cookline.
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On cookline, and in walk-in-cooler **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up on reach in freezer floor **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in-cooler handles soiled with grease. Time plates soiled with grease
- 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. Soiled pot holder on top of case of mashed potatoes.
- 33-31-5:Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Unused reach in make table near drive thru window.
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leak in walk-in-cooler and reach in cooler by Manager desk
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored in mop bucket water. **Repeat Violation**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of food removed (Flour) from original container not labelled with name of contents.
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Old label on cole slawprepared today with previous days date
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. The following item and cold holding temperatures in the Walk-in Cooler: rice (47F - Cold Holding) Rice was prepared the day before and kept in the walk-in-cooler overnight. Walk-in-freezer Ambient Temperature 36F
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following item and cold holding temperatures in the Walk-in Cooler: rice (47F - Cold Holding) Rice was prepared the day before and kept in the walk-in-cooler overnight. Walk-in-freezer Ambient Temperature 36F
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spic and span bottle stored above napkins.
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. "Y" connector at mop sink is missing vacuum breaker on the non-chemical side of the "Y" connector.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in freezer soiled.
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in dishwash area blocked by boxes and a jacket in hand wash sink.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No test strips for three-compartment sink
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/5/2024 revealed 21 total violations (5 high priority, 3 intermediate, 13 basic).