Harolds Chicken West Loop 47

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 1, 2024
• address1505 W Madison St, Chicago 60607

Is Harolds Chicken West Loop 47 clean?

Harolds Chicken West Loop 47 is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 1, 2024. 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 Harolds Chicken West Loop 47?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR ON STAIRS LEADING TO UPSTAIRS OFFICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR ON STAIRS LEADING TO UPSTAIRS OFFICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBERSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS FLOOR MATS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD SO FLOOR IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT BULB IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT BULB IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was Harolds Chicken West Loop 47 last inspected?

Harolds Chicken West Loop 47 has 17 inspections on record going back to August 14, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Harolds Chicken West Loop 47 vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 October 1, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.