Harold's Chicken Shack #84

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2015
• address201 N Clark St, Chicago 60601

Is Harold's Chicken Shack #84 clean?

Harold's Chicken Shack #84 is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 11, 2015. 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 Shack #84?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE FOR FOOD HANDLER WHO WAS PREPPING AND COOKING CHICKEN AT TIME OF INSPECTION,IE SINK BEING USED TO HOLD SEVERAL BAGS OF FRENCH FRIES INSIDE.INSTRUCTED THAT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK MUST ALWAYS BE ACCESSIBLE(NOT BLOCKED,NOTHING IN,ON OR IN FRONT OF SINK).MANAGER REMOVE BAGGED FOOD-CDI.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • UPON WASHING HANDS AT INSPECTION OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT FRONT OR REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK.MANAGER HAD EMPLOYEE TO GO TO NEAR BY STORE FOR PAPER TOWELS-CDI.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED-7-38-030
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES AT ALL,ONLY A STATE CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FROM EMPLOYEE.A CITY CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED IN A PLACE THAT EASILY VISIBLE TO ALL PATRONS.SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-012
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTY STORAGE FOOD SHELVES INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTY STORAGE FOOD SHELVES INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF STORAGE CABINETS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER NOT CLEANOF DEBRIS,OLD FOOD DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR/DAMAGE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR/DAMAGE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHT NOT SHIELDED INSIDE WALK IN FREEZER.MUST PROVIDE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAKY PIPE UNDER LAST COMPARTMENT ON RIGHT SIDE OF 4-COMP SINK LABLED SANITIZER.MUST REPAIR PIPE.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS.MUST PROVIDE.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS.MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE THE NEW IDPH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES AT NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE THE NEW IDPH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES AT NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.

When was Harold's Chicken Shack #84 last inspected?

Harold's Chicken Shack #84 has 4 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2014.

Harold's Chicken Shack #84 vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 March 11, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.