Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
1036 Pembroke St E, Pembroke ON K8A 6Z2 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has been inspected 6 times by Renfrew County and District Health Unit since January 15, 2025. The most recent inspection, on August 14, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
2 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.
Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 14, 2026. For example:
Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 24, 2025. For example:
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on January 15, 2025. For example:
Food handlers in the food premise wash their hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 17, 2026. For example:
General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
About this data
These results come from Renfrew County and District Health Unit, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
6 inspections
- Required
1 infraction
- Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
- Ensure mechanical dishwasher meets NSF International requirements for commercial use.
- Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
- Required
1 infraction
- General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
- Maintain food handling room in a sanitary condition
- General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
- Required
0 infractions
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Keep potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower.
- Do not allow potentially hazardous food to be at an internal temperature above 4°C and below 60°C for longer than two hours during preparation, processing and manufacturing
- All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
- Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Required
3 infractions
- All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
- Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
- Food handlers in the food premise wash their hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas
- Food handlers must wash hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas.
- General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
- Maintain the food premise in a clean and sanitary manner
- Maintain storage areas in a clean and sanitary manner
- Maintain food handling room in a sanitary condition
- All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration