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Harold's Chicken Shack

January 15, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY AS REQUIRED WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. MANAGER ON DUTY HAS A STATE OF ILLINOIS CERTIFICATE THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2010. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
code 21
Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed

Inspector note: EXPOSED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA HAS WATER TURNED OFF AT VALVE BECAUSE KNOBS ON FAUCET OF SINK FOR HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ARE STRIPPED AND WILL NOT ALLOW WATER TO COME ON WHEN TURNED. KNOBS MUST BE REPLACED SO THAT SINK IS WORKING PROPERLY. EMPLOYEES STATED THAT THEY HAD BEEN USING THE THREE COMP SINK FOR HANDWASHING; INSTRUCTED TO USE THE HANDSINK IN THE WASHROOM NEXT TO THE EXPOSED HANDSINK FOR HANDWASHING UNTIL KNOBS ARE REPLACED. WASHROOM IS LESS THAN ONE FOOT FROM EXPOSED HANDSINK.
code 26
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS, REPLACE WORN RUBBER GASKETS AT COOLER AND FREEZER DOORS TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR FROM UNITS AND IMPROPER TEMPERATURES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, FILTERS AND HOOD CANOPY ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS TO REMOVE DUST NOTED. REPAIR MISSING WALL COVING AT LOWER WALL ACROSS FROM THREE COMP SINK. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE IN WASHROOM.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE TWO BLOWN BULBS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT FOR ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN STORAGE SHELF WHERE EMPLOYEES BELONGINGS LOCATED AND SODA. ALSO ORGANIZE BATHROOM WHERE ITEMS ARE STORED AND OTHER CORNER AREAS. MAINTAIN ALL STORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 5, 2011: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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