POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN

822 NE PARK ST, OKEECHOBEE, Okeechobee County. DBPR licence 5700648. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-25: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic violations

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

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Okeechobee 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
2026-08-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	2	0.64	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-12-22	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-11-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.64	3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	5	0.64	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-01-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	0.64	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-09-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-08-29	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	5		4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-08-27	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	8	0.64	7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-01-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	4	1.06	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	5		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-01	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	5	10	1.06	13 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

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.