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Harold's Chicken Shack #27

December 21, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1473909 DATED 06-20-2014 NOT CORRECTED AND/OR MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN: 33-OBSERVED INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, DEEP FRYERS, PREP TABLES, SHELVES, LEGS OF TABLES WITH HEAVY GREASE AND FLOUR ACCUMULATION. CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTIAN ALL SURFACES. 33-OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK UNCLEAN. CLEAN OR REPLACE LIGHT SHEILD. 34-OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR. REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES. 34-OBSERVED UNCLEAN FLOORS WITH GREASE BUILD UP ALONG WALLS IN CORNERS AND UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT. CLEAN AND MAINTIAN ALL FLOORS 35-OBSERVED CEILING ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CEILING ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. 35-OBSERVED HOLE AROUND PIPE IN WALL NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. SEAL WALL AROUND PIPE AND MAINTAIN. 35-OBSERVED DIRTY AND STAINED CEILING TILES. REPLACE DIRTY/ STAINED CEILING TILES. 38-OBSERVED SMALL LEAK AT GREASE TRAP WHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS FILLED AND RELEASED. REPAIR GREASE TRAP AND MAINTIAN IN A NON LEAKING CONDITION AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST FROM THE STORAGE RACKS IN ALL COOLERS, IN THE PREP AREAS AND FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH THE 3-COMP. SINK. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE COOLERS, THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH THE 3-COMP. SINK. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED/MISSING WALL TILES BEHIND THE 3-COMP. SINK AND BY THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET ON THE 2-COMPARTMENT SINK. MAINTAIN SAME. • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION TO TOILET ROOM. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO HANG ALL MOPS UP TO DRY WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO MEET THE FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 3, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

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