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Harold's Chicken Shack

August 20, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: EMPLOYEES WASHING HANDS AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. NO WATER AT HANDWASH SINK IN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. CRITICAL CITATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED 10-15 LARGE/SMALL CRAWLING ROACHES ON FLOOR AND WALL AT REAR OF PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY CERTIFIED MGR. ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, CHICKEN, FISH AND COLE SLAW ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST HAVE SAME ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-012
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM PREP TABLE SHELVES AND WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR INSECTS. MUST REMOVE.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN /SANITIZE FLOORS THROUGHTOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILLING TILES WHERE NECESSARY.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: CLEAN LIGHT PANELS/SHIELDS AT CEILING IN PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES WHERE NECESSARY AT REAR ON TOP OF EQUIPMENT, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. REMOVE STAGNANT MOP WATER FROM BUCKET PROPERLY STORE MOP.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 6, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 3 previous findings 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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