POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 8782
2701 E BUSCH BLVD, Tampa FL 33612 · (877) 771-3990
Last inspected Aug 12, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
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5 inspections trending up, 19 points better than where it started.
Live, small flying insects found 1 fly inside ice machine. Manager started removing ice for cleaning and sanitizing.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Aug 12, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 1 fly landing on raw chicken in kitchen area.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on food preparation table in back kitchen area. Manager removed and properly stored drinks.
Equipment in poor repair. Bottom of walk in cooler door is in disrepair.
Feb 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Map sync has a splitter with no backflow protection device.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towels not dispensing from paper towel dispenser. Manager replaced batteries to paper towel dispenser.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop, sitting in mop, sink, preventing proper air drying.
Oct 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Live, small flying insects found 1 fly inside ice machine. Manager started removing ice for cleaning and sanitizing.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Splitter added to mop sink with no back flow protection device.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine has a a fly inside it. Employees started removing ice from ice machine for cleaning and sanitizing.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking pipe underneath food preparation sink in back kitchen area.
Jul 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without a handle used as scoop inside flour bin underneath food preparation table in back kitchen area.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee cell phone stored on food preparation table. Employee removed and properly stored cell phone.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water dripping from ceiling in lobby area of restaurant.
May 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed a large container of cooked rice (cooked at 11pm yesterday, 39-49F at 10:50am - Cooling) in walk-in cooler more than 6 hours.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked rice.
Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed a large container of cooked rice (cooked at 11pm yesterday, 39-49F at 10:50am - Cooling) more than 6 hours stored deeper than 4 inches and covered in walk-in cooler.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice cubes in handwash sink at drive thru station. Discussed with manager about handwash sink is for handwash only.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water shut off due to leaking faucet in handwash sink at prep area in kitchen.
Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Over reach-in cooler and hot box by office desk in kitchen.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. 2 microwaves by office desk in kitchen.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Water leaking from faucet in handwash sink at prep area in kitchen.
Mar 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda dispenser on front line soiled.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has buildup of black-mold like substance.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor inside walk in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken thawing at room temperature.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitation bucket tested 0ppm of quaternary ammonia. Manager refilled bucket retested at 200ppm of quaternary ammonia.
Sep 29, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
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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 proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Emailed operator employee health agreement.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.