Harold's Chicken Shack

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 16, 2021
• address7059 S Halsted St, Chicago 60621

Is Harold's Chicken Shack clean?

Harold's Chicken Shack is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 16, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken Shack?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 16, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC DOESN'T HAVE A FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY NOR A FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH (CHICKEN,FISH,COLE SLAW,ETC)MUST PROVIDE AND BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED SCREEN DOOR IN POOR REPAIR(TORN/WORN SCREEN). MUST REPAIR TO PREVENT ENTRY POINT FOR PEST.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AT ALL TIMES.
  Personal Cleanliness • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS TO REMOVE OLD FOOD DEBRIS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS NEED CLEANING THROUGH OUT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE DEBRIS, SPILLS AND/OR GREASE. • MUST REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT,HOLE IN WALL IN REAR STORAGE AREA,DAMAGED WALL NEAR REAR DOOR.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE FILTER ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DUST AND GREASE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE FILTER ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DUST AND GREASE.

When was Harold's Chicken Shack last inspected?

Harold's Chicken Shack has 9 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2019.

Harold's Chicken Shack vs Englewood

Englewood runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 40 mid, 84 cooked.

Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 August 16, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.