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Harold's Chicken #34

August 13, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: UNABLE TO OCATE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLING UNITS LOCATED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOORS IN OFFICE/STORAGE SPACE, ALONG SIDE SHELVING RACKS , COOLING UNITS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND FURNACE AREA. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE, REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREP TABLE SURFACES, FRYERS INCLUDING PIPING AND COOLING UNITS WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS . INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED PLUMBING FIXTURES INSIDE TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH FRYING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 26, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.