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Harold's Chicken Shack
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 18, 2015
- address4355 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60653
Is Harold's Chicken Shack clean?
Harold's Chicken Shack is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 18, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken Shack?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • ICE BUILDING-UP ON DOUBLE DOOR COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • ICE BUILDING-UP ON DOUBLE DOOR COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • HAND SINK COLD WATER LINE IS NOT SHUTTING OFF COMPLETETLY, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.
When was Harold's Chicken Shack last inspected?
Harold's Chicken Shack has 5 inspections on record going back to April 8, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| March 18, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 24, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2013 | Pass |
Harold's Chicken Shack vs Oakland
Oakland runs 77% clean across 56 tracked restaurants — 43 clean, 12 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 56 spots Cooked tracks in Oakland, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 18, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.