POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN #139

813 LAKE BRADFORD RD, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4702019. 17 inspection visits from 2024-02-06 to 2026-07-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-20: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Leon County average that year (5 had none)

4emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-07-14)

5inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-07-14		Sewage back up

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Leon County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-20	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2026-07-20	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2026-07-14	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	2	2	0.52	5 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2026-02-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.47	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-01-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.47	2 areas 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-10-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	0.47	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-09-17	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)
2025-05-22	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	1	0	0		1 area 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
2025-05-21	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	0	2		3 areas 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-27	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-26	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	0	0	4	0.76	3 areas 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-01-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.76	3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-05-15	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-15	Complaint follow-up	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	0	0		1 area 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
2024-05-14	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	0	3		4 areas 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.90
2024-02-06	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	6		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

The food: where these dishes come from

Popeyes is known for Southern fried chicken, red beans and rice and biscuits. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a Popeyes location. How Popeyes's 213 Florida stores compare with their counties.

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.