Harold's Chicken & Family

October 30, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR ADEQAUTE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 5Priority
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: 4-204.112(E) OBSERVED THE METAL STEM THERMOMETER NOT PROPERLY TURNING ON. INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE THE BATTERY ON THE THERMOMETER OR PROVIDE A THERMOMETER THAT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 25 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE WALLS BY THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS AND FLYING AROUND THE READ AND FRONT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE SMALL FLIES ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
    code 38
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING RE-USED AS A SHELF LINER. INSTRUCTED TO NOT RE-USE CARDBOARD, ALL SURFACES SHOULD BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    code 45
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED A HEAVY LEAK UNDER THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-201.13 OBSERVED DEATTACHED COVING IN THE TOILET ROOM AND AN UNFINISHED WALL IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WALLS AND MAKE SAID SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 5, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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