Harold's Chicken Shack

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
  Inspector note: AREA (GROUND) AROUND AND BEHIND GREASE DISPOSAL UNIT LOCATED IN ALLEY NOT CLEAN. OBSERVED GREASE ON GROUND AND EXTERIOR SURFACE OF GREASE DISPOSAL UNIT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 19
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPLACE ALL LOOSE/WORN RUBBER GASKETS AT ALL REFRIGERATION DOORS WHERE NEEDED TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR. (UNITS AT PROPER TEMP AT THIS TIME).
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, CLEAN EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOORS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE ROOM UNDER SHELVES, FURNACE ROOM FLOOR. REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILE IN PANTRY WHERE NEEDED.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN VENTS ON WALL IN FURNACE ROOM TO REMOVE DUST. CLEAN WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW DEVICE AT UTILITY SINK; MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 10, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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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