Harold's Chicken Shack

March 30, 2017 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings12
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: FOUND COOKED CHICKEN SITTING OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WITH HEAT LAMPS POSITIONED ABOVE PRODUCT AT 95.1F, 89.5F,98.8F, AND 87.7F, AND OVER THE DEEP FRYER AT 105.6F. ALL COOKED FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE UNTIL SERVED. PRODUCT FOUND AT IMPOPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • toxic items stored near food
    Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
    Inspector note: IMPROPER PEST NOTED N PREMISES. 10 SMALL FLIES FOUND OON WALLS AND CEILING INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, AND 10 SMALL FLIES ALSO OBSERVED IN STORAGE CLOSET WHERE UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT(DEEP FRYERS WITH LAYERS OF GREASE AND FOOD ENCRUSTED ON SURFACES) IS STORED. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES IN BOTH OF THESE ROOMS, AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    code 18
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
    Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON PREMISES TO VERIFY CHEMICAL CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZING SOLUTION USED DURING THE DISH WASHING PROCESS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    code 22
  • toxic chemicals mishandled
    Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
    Inspector note: NON COMPLIANT WITH EXISTING MINOR VIOLATION NOTED 3-12-15 ON REPORT# 1527779 NOT CORRECTED: -29-INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT. INFORMATION PROVIDED. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 742-090
    code 29
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY SHLF UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE. REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM SMALL DEEP FREEZER IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD BUILD-UP FROM THE DEEP FRYERS(INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS).
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(MASSIVE DIRT BUILD-UP OBSERVED).
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE AND BEHIND DEEP FRYERS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN ALL DIRT AND STAINS FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT EVERY ROOM(INCLUDING BEHIND THE DEEP FRYERS) WHERE PRESENT. SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE ALL BROKEN AND STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND/OR REPLACE ALL STAINED AND UNCLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN THE EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP FROM THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
    code 35
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
    Inspector note: REPLACE BROKEN SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY FACET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    code 38
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES.
    code 41
  • Food Handler Requirements Met
    Inspector note: VIOLATION UPGRADED TO VIOLATION # 29.
    code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 31, 2016: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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