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Harold's Chicken # 13 Shack

December 4, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA WITH NO HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINKS IN THE MENTIONED AREAS, SO THAT BOTH SINKS HAVE ADEQUATE HOT (100-120F) AND COLD WATER AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE, WHILE THE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN)HAS BEEN PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
code 2Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF TWO REFRIGERATORS AT THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MICE DROPPINGS ON SITE. THE FOLLOWING AREAS WERE OBSERVED WITH MICE DROPINGS: ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE REFRIGERATOR AND THE MINI TABLE AT THE REAR DISHWASHING/ FOOD PREP AREA, UNDER THE ENTIRE LOWER COMPARTMENT UNDER THE SERVICE COUNTER, ON FLOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE BLACK SHELVING UNITS AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, AND ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE REFRIGERAGTOR IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
code 38
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES STORED BEHIND THE FREEZER CHEST AT THE REAR AND ON THE FLOOR AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL BROKEN-DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE PIPE FROM THE GREASE TRAP IS IN THE HOT WATER TANK CLOSET IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL SAID HOLE TO PREVENT HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST. • OBSERVED THICK BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK AND GREASE BUILD UP UNDER THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS AND BEHIND THE DEEP DFRYING UNITS. ALSO, OBSERVED PEBBLES AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE HOT WATER TANK STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FLOUR ON THE WALL WHERE THE FOOD PREP TABLE IS LOCATED AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID WALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 3, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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