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Grade AChicken

Popeyes

260 EAST 138 STREET, Bronx, 10451

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (5 months ago).

Last inspected Feb 19, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Feb 19, 2026

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical

  • Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

    Critical

  • A paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.

    Caloric content not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags, in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which are standardized.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Feb 19, 2026Grade PendingCalorie Posting / Initial Inspection4 (2 critical)
May 27, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection2
Feb 14, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (3 critical)
Aug 31, 2023Grade APre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection1

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 7 rodent inspections on record, none finding rat activity.
  • 2 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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