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Harold's Chicken
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 12, 2017
- address8827 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60617
Is Harold's Chicken clean?
Harold's Chicken is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 12, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2059593 DATE 06-05-2017(19)OBSERVED 2 OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINERS ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE ON THE TOP,LIP, AND LID OF CONTAINER,THIS IS A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020criticalPrevious Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2059593 DATE 06-05-2017(19)OBSERVED 2 OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINERS ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE ON THE TOP,LIP, AND LID OF CONTAINER,THIS IS A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF DEEP FRYERS OF GREASE BUIL-UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN REAR OF PREMISES,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREAFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN REAR OF PREMISES,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD COVER INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE AT PREP AREAFood (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE AT PREP AREA
When was Harold's Chicken last inspected?
Harold's Chicken has 13 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| June 12, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 5, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 13, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 29, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2012 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2012 | Pass |
Harold's Chicken vs Avalon Park
Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 June 12, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.