Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128
Last inspected: Mar 30, 2026
100
Score
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 has been inspected 16 times since 2022. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 was last inspected on Mar 30, 2026. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around six violations to closer to three violations per visit over the last few inspections.
When inspectors have written things up, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been the most frequent reason, cited six times.
Compared to the broader Gainesville restaurant scene, where the average is 75, this is a stronger showing. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
16
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 30, 2026
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Feb 21, 2026
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Feb 17, 2026
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
FL-28
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, Used
FL-32
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
37
Dec 16, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles Properly Stored and Used
FL-45
70
Jul 30, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles Properly Stored and Used
FL-45
41
May 30, 2025
Complaint Partial
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Air conditioner condensation leaking onto floor/catch buckets damaging ceiling tiles, causing lights to fall and hang by wires, and causing ceiling tiles to fall on dining room tables. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-30: **Time Extended**
28-02-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Approximately 12 ceiling tiles in disrepair or missing in middle of dining area where leak is occurring. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-30: **Time Extended**
36-32-5
90
May 28, 2025
Complaint Partial
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Approximately 12 ceiling tiles in disrepair or missing in middle of dining area where leak is occurring. **Warning**
36-32-5
Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Air conditioner condensation leaking onto floor/catch buckets damaging ceiling tiles, causing lights to fall and hang by wires, and causing ceiling tiles to fall on dining room tables. **Warning**
28-02-4
Basic - Light not functioning. 1 light flashing on/off next to ceiling leak in dining area. **Warning**
36-62-4
86
Feb 3, 2025
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Hot water nozzle soiled on tea machine and nozzle by Three compartment sink in prep area. Sandwich station reach in cooler interior. Interior chicken thaw box. Interior hot box on cooks line next to bagging area. Flour/seasoning scoop under chicken battering station is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Behind dumpster multiple pieces of trash and wooden pallet.
33-19-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under hot water heater. Standing water on floor in women's restroom. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee coffee drink next to steam table at prep area.
12B-07-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under Handwash sink across from walk in freezer.
29-11-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Metal containers in clean dish rack that has seasoning spilled on items. **Repeat Violation**
16-48-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in freezer and walk in cooler door handles soiled. Fan guard in walk in cooler. Cabinet under fry hot holding basket/area. Pass through window soiled. Exterior bulk seasoning containers. Reach in cooler on cooks line the door jam where the gasket meets the door is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
67
Sep 25, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0ppm, operator stated they ran out of sanitizer, employee from a different location brought sanitizer, employee added sanitizer to water and retested at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-43-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior hot box in prep area. Interior reach in cooler at sandwich station. Interior thawing cabinet. Soda nozzles on drink machine in lobby. Interior ice bin by Togo window. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. At beginning of inspection the establishment did not have any sanitizer, manager called another Popeyes store and an employee delivered sanitizer during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-38-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Soda syrup box on floor by soda box storage, manager placed item on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout back prep kitchen in between floor tiles has a flour build up. Wall soiled above/behind hot box in prep area.
36-73-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm, once sanitizer was delivered the employees refilled buckets with sanitizer, retested at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Large plastic containers on floor in back storage hallway, manager placed clean ones on shelf and the bottom soiled one at dish area. **Corrected On-Site**
24-07-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On clean metal lids and containers on dish rack outside of walk in cooler. Old label peeling off of chicken breader/flour bin.
16-48-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door handle. Exterior hot box in prep area. Chicken racks in walk in cooler. Hooks that hold Togo bags near Togo window. Exterior ice machine above lid. Flour bin the lid handle is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
52
May 31, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
View 2 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed: front line staff spill deli paper on the floor, pick up and put in trash, then grab tongs for plating food, no hand wash. ALSO, drive thru staff drop ice scoop on floor, pick up and place in hand wash sink, and then back to getting drinks and food, no hand wash. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-31: Employee at cookline squeegeed the floor, the. Proceeded to scoop chicken from the fryer without washing hands or putting in gloves. Inspector had employee stop and wash hands before continuing to operate the fryer. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-13-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the dining area ice chute has foreign substance on the internal side lip. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-31: Right side of ice chute at fountain machine in lobby area soiled with black substance. **Admin Complaint**
22-02-4
78
Apr 12, 2024
Complaint Partial
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Crumbs on front counter in front of cooked chicken. Manager cleaned. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4
95
Mar 29, 2024
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
No Bare Hand Contact with Ready-to-Eat Food
FL-09
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
45
Dec 5, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (127F-Hot Holding) in sandwich station hot box, operator stated the left side of hot box the element does not work properly. He stated the chicken does not sit in hot box more than 45 minutes. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Employee with sore/cut/burn/wound on exposed portion of the arm without an impermeable cover on the wound is handling food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single-service items. One newer manager with a burn on upper arm.
11-22-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of hot box at sandwich station. Interior reach in cooler at sandwich station. Interior reach in cooler thawing chicken. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rice container the lid is cracked.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of shortening on floor on cooks line.
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on handle next to fryers. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden pieces under water heater.
14-47-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Thawing reach in cooler door handle soiled. Walk in cooler door handle soiled. Shelves and cooling racks soiled in walk in cooler. Exterior ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On metal pans and lids on shelf outside of walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
16-48-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket on top of boxes of bread in side room, operator moved jacket to office. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
47
Sep 20, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. mac n cheese (117F - Hot Holding) item in small cups in hot holding unit between cooks line and front counter, manager stated prep employee had just portioned out Mac n cheese pans from oven.
03B-01-6
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. Inspector emailed copy.
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Hot water dispensing spout. Tea machine the hot water spout. Tea bag holder tip is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Some training certificates are missing the employees full first and last name.
53B-10-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezer gasket torn on cooks line.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In front of soda machine/ Handwash sink at front counter. Wall in disrepair at mop sink. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On the cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door handle. The interior walk in cooler door. Fans blowing in kitchen soiled. Hot water bath equipment in prep area the on/off handle is soiled. The exterior of hot holding unit at sandwich making area. Ceiling inside walk in cooler soiled. Cooling racks inside walk in cooler. Hot box handle area soiled in prep area. Thawing cooler the racks are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On metal containers and lids on clean dish rack outside of walk in cooler. Old label peeling off of bulk seasoning container to the right side of Three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
16-48-4
50
Feb 28, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
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. Employee washed hands, put on gloves, then grabbed headset placed on head then started touching tongs and putting orders together.
12A-29-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior hot holding unit at sandwich making area. Pass through window interior soiled. Hot water spout next to Three compartment sink.
22-02-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. "Clean" metal pans on rack outside of walk in cooler pans still have old food debris on them. **Repeat Violation**
16-48-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Container of pickles in reach in cooler labeled as chicken filets.
16-46-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Operator closed lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Under back Handwash sink, repair persons has been out working on water pipes, after they are done the floor will be repaired.
36-17-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On the old portioning units handles on cooks line, operator moved tongs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler handle soiled. Old portioning table on cooks line, a metal top has been permanently attached, old food debris in small cracks. Fan blowing towards the prep area.
23-03-4
58
Aug 8, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Device missing on hose connection side of splitter. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-42-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Chicken in window did not have time marks. Chicken in warmer near office did not have time marks. Manager added time to chicken in warmer. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No cover on ladies room trash can. Manager replaced can with can and lid. **Corrected On-Site**
32-12-5
Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Sugar scoop stored on top of sugar bin. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-02-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. White flour like substance on several clean pans.
16-48-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. One door, manager closed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
61
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 on file is from Mar 30, 2026. The public record contains 16 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128.
How does Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 compare to other restaurants in Gainesville?
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Gainesville average of 75.
Has Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 is inspected around four times per year on average.
Nearby Restaurants