Harold's Chicken Shack #55

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 5, 2020
• address100 W 87Th St, Chicago 60620

Is Harold's Chicken Shack #55 clean?

Harold's Chicken Shack #55 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 5, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

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

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • Violation Codes: 5-204.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN FRONT PREP AREA FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED SINK STOPPERS AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE IN FRONT PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD AND PLASTIC BAGS FROM PREP TABLES.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD ALONG WALL IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS IN MICROWAVE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Violation Codes: 4-602.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON PREP TABLES, ROLLING CARTS AND SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FRYER CABINETS,WHEEL BASES AND LEGS OF EQUIPMENT.WALK IN COOLER FAN GUARD COVERS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP ON UPPER WALL IN LOBBY AREA AND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON WALLS AND UNDER COUNTER TOP IN FRONT PREP AREA. • MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES IN TOILET ROOM AND HOLES IN UPPER WALL IN REAR PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN VESTIBULE AND REAR PREP AREA,LOOSE WALL BASES IN PREP AREA AND LOBBY AREA,DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AREA. • MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN REAR CLOSET.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DEBRIS FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. • Inspector Comments: OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN NOT OPERABLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DEBRIS FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. • Inspector Comments: OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN NOT OPERABLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Harold's Chicken Shack #55 last inspected?

Harold's Chicken Shack #55 has 27 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Harold's Chicken Shack #55 vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 March 5, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.