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Harold's Chicken #71
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 19, 2024
- address2132 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60616
Is Harold's Chicken #71 clean?
Harold's Chicken #71 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 19, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken #71?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 19, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-602.11(A; B:1-4,6,7; C; D): OBSERVED DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL DRY INGREDIENT CONTAINERS WITH THE FOOD ITEM COMMON NAME.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19: OBSERVED TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, SO MENTIONED DOOR CAN BE SELF CLOSING.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19: OBSERVED TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, SO MENTIONED DOOR CAN BE SELF CLOSING.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11: OBSERVED THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH GREASE BUILD UP. ALSO, OBSERVED THE WALL AND PIPE BEHIND THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT WITH GREASE BUILD UP AND THE WALL UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE ACROSS FROM THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT WITH GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE, DEEP CLEAN, AND MAKE MENTIONED SURFACES GREASE FREE AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.114: OBSERVED THE USE OF CARDBOARD BOXES BEING USED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DEEP-FRYING STATION AND ON THE SHELF UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD BOXES AND REPLACE WITH NON-SLIP MATS AND MAINTAIN.
When was Harold's Chicken #71 last inspected?
Harold's Chicken #71 has 11 inspections on record going back to October 31, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 18, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 20, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 6, 2020 | Pass | |
| November 13, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 23, 2019 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 20, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2016 | Pass |
Harold's Chicken #71 vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 December 19, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.