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Harold's Chicken #88
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 21, 2023
- address1450 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605
Is Harold's Chicken #88 clean?
Harold's Chicken #88 is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 21, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken #88?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE REAR EXIT DOOR WITH A MORE THAN ONE INCH GAP IN BETWEEN DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT A HAIR NET OR HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT A HAIR NET OR HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING RE-USED AS A SHELF LINER ON THE STORAGE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND DO NOT RE-USE CARDBOARD. ALL SURFACES HAVE TO 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 ON THE STORAGE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND DO NOT RE-USE CARDBOARD. ALL SURFACES HAVE TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
When was Harold's Chicken #88 last inspected?
Harold's Chicken #88 has 11 inspections on record going back to August 6, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| August 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2023 | — | |
| August 8, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 25, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 7, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 6, 2019 | Pass |
Harold's Chicken #88 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 0% 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 August 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.