Harold's Chicken #55

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 5, 2024
• address2300 S Throop St, Chicago 60608
• cuisineMobile Food Preparer

Is Harold's Chicken #55 clean?

Harold's Chicken #55 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 5, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken #55?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 5, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • 4-301.11 OBSERVED A PREP COOLER UNIT AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 54F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE SERVING WINDOW SCREEN IN POOR REPAIR WITH A HOLE IN THE SCREEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING RE-USED AS A SHELF LINER UNDER THE PREP TABLE THAT IS BY THE SERVING WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD, ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING RE-USED AS A SHELF LINER UNDER THE PREP TABLE THAT IS BY THE SERVING WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD, ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 OBSERVED THE GASKETS ON THE REAR 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN POOR REPAIR AND THE REFRIGERATOR UNABLE TO CLOSE PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE GASKETS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS LOCATED INSIDE OF THE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS ON ALL OF THE VENT SCREENS THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE CEILING OF THE MFP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED PEELING PAINT INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT.

When was Harold's Chicken #55 last inspected?

Harold's Chicken #55 has 11 inspections on record going back to March 29, 2016.

Harold's Chicken #55 vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 5, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.