Harold's Chicken Shack

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 1, 2018 →
• address5608-5610 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 March 15, 2018, 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 on February 1, 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 February 1, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

When was Harold's Chicken Shack last inspected?

Harold's Chicken Shack has 15 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Harold's Chicken Shack vs West Englewood

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

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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 February 1, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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