Harold's Chicken Shack

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedOctober 19, 2018 →
• address6843 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60636

Is Harold's Chicken Shack clean?

Harold's Chicken Shack is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on May 17, 2021, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on October 19, 2018. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken Shack?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 19, 2018, 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
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was Harold's Chicken Shack last inspected?

Harold's Chicken Shack has 12 inspections on record going back to December 2, 2010.

Harold's Chicken Shack vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 81% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 117 clean, 22 mid, 5 cooked.

Other spots in West Englewood

• ✓ Harold's Chicken Shack
  cooked · February 1, 2018
• ? Friendly Foods
  cooked · September 16, 2010
• ✓ Marquette Marathon
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• ? King Kong Chinese Chop Suey
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• ✓ Yemen Grocery & Liquor
  clean · March 19, 2010
• ? Interventions
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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 19, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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