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Harold's Chicken Shack
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 2, 2017
- address9151 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620
Is Harold's Chicken Shack clean?
Harold's Chicken Shack is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 2, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken Shack?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS UNDER REAR PREP TABLE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS UNDER REAR PREP TABLE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL BULK CONTAINERS, PREP TABLES, STORAGE RACKS, COOLERS, AND FREEZERS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR AND REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON CEILING ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR AND REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON CEILING ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE AND GREASE TRAP UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN STORAGE AREAS.
When was Harold's Chicken Shack last inspected?
Harold's Chicken Shack has 19 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| August 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2017 | Fail | |
| February 8, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 26, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 12, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 8, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 20, 2013 | Pass |
Harold's Chicken Shack vs Washington Heights
Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.
Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 2, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.