Harold's Chicken Shack

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 29, 2024
• address7200 S Western Ave, Chicago 60636

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 October 29, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 October 29, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) : OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED FRONT DOOR WITH A GAP ALONG TOP,PIN HOLES ON DOOR FRAME AND LOOSE DOOR SWEEP MUST REPAIR TO BE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 : MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 : MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON WALK IN COOLER,SINK STOPPER IN POOR REPAIR AT MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN DEAD INSECTS FROM UNUSED FRONT SERVICE COUNTER COOLER,DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALK IN COOLER- FAN GUARD COVERS, SHELVING UNITS,FRYER CABINETS,SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 : OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDLE BASIN IT APPEARS TO HAVE SEVERAL PIN HOLES MUST REPAIR WITH FOOD GRADE CONSTRUCTED MATERIAL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR AREA NEAR MOPSINK AND REAR DOOR, IN FRONT OF COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER FLOOR MAT AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES,MISSING AND STAINED CEILING TILES OVER WALK IN COOLER,LOOSE THRESHOLD AT ENTRY TO WALK IN COOLER,GAP IN WALL AT MOPSINK.MUST GROUT FLOOR TILES UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. • 6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON WALLS IN WALK IN COOLER • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER UNUSED COOLER AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND ALONG SAID AREA AND GREASE BUILD UP FROM UNDERNEATH FRYER CABINETS. • 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER STORAGE AREA. • 6-501.16 : MUST PROVIDE A HOOKING SYSTEM TO HANG WET MOPS
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 : MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN REAR MOPSINK AREA. • : 6-304.11 : OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION NOT WORKING IN TOILET ROOM MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 : MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN REAR MOPSINK AREA. • : 6-304.11 : OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION NOT WORKING IN TOILET ROOM MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Harold's Chicken Shack last inspected?

Harold's Chicken Shack has 2 inspections on record going back to October 22, 2024.

Harold's Chicken Shack vs Chicago Lawn

Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 October 29, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.