Harold's Chicken Shack

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM 11/8/13 (1072648) NOT CORRECTED, ROACH INFESTATION ON SITE. 18/1- OBSERVED LIVE ROACHES (OVER 40) SCATTERED THRU-OUT, CRAWLING INSIDE RAW WOOD CABINET, ON WALK-IN COOLER BASE, WALLS, CEILINGS, AND FLOOR IN PREP AREA. EVIDENCE OF ROACH FECES ON WALLS AND BEHIND ATTACHED PIPING IN VARIOUS AREAS. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 CRITICAL. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL ROACH ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. INSTD TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE.
  code 14Priority
• ☠️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: SEE VIOLATION 14 ABOVE.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RAW WOOD STORAGE CABINET ON SITE. INSTD TO SEAL/PAINT ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES THRU-OUT.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS ACCUMULATION INCLUDING PREP TABLES, LEGS, WHEELS AND ATTACHED PIPING OF ALL EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF ALL STORAGE CABINETS, INTERIOR OF ALL COOLER AND FREEZERS INCLUDING DOORS AND RUBBER GASKETS, INTERIOR BOTTOM AND EXTERIOR SIDES OF FRYERS, CABBAGE SLICER, WIRE STORAGE RACKS AND COUNTERTOPS. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS BEHIND PREP TABLES, COOKING LINE AND ALL ATTACHED PIPING THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME. WALLS THRU-OUT IN PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, NOT TIGHT FITTING, GAPS INBETWEEN CAUSING ROACH HARBORAGE AREA. INSTD TO HAVE ALL WALLS REPAIRED AND HAVE TIGHT FITTING.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 8, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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