POPEYES

1285 S MISSOURI AVE STE A, CLEARWATER, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6218001. 10 inspection visits from 2023-07-12 to 2026-09-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-01: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

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

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-07-12)

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pinellas 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
2026-09-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.13	4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 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 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-11-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0	1.15	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2025-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.27	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-09-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-07-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	3	3	1.27	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-04-08	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-01-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	3		6 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	8	1.55	10 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-07-13	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-07-12	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	1	6		6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed

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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.