Harold's Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 15, 2014
• address804 W Washington Blvd, Chicago 60607

Is Harold's Chicken clean?

Harold's Chicken is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 15, 2014. 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 Harold's Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 15, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS. (FLOUR,ETC)
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS. (FLOUR,ETC)
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL SOILED MULTI USE ITEMS AND PROPERLY STORE.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL SOILED MULTI USE ITEMS AND PROPERLY STORE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYERS, THE GRILL, REFRIGERATION UNITS AND SINKS. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN PREP TABLES AND SHELVING RACKS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE TOILET AND SINK IN THE MENS WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE, ALONG WALLS, UNDER PREP TABLES AND IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DERIS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE, ALONG WALLS, UNDER PREP TABLES AND IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DERIS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AROUND THE MOP SINK AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE BLACK DEBRIS. MUST REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE PREP AREAS AND REPAIR CEILING IN OFFICE/STORAGE AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FAN GUARDS ALONG CEILING IN THE PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AROUND THE MOP SINK AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE BLACK DEBRIS. MUST REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE PREP AREAS AND REPAIR CEILING IN OFFICE/STORAGE AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FAN GUARDS ALONG CEILING IN THE PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD COVER ON THE LIGHT IN THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST ALSO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON EACH SIDE OF THE HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR HOT WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SO THAT THE HOT WATER TURNS OFF COMPLETELY. (MUST HAVE COLD RUNNING WATER THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF THE HOT WATER)
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE UNUSED STOVE IN REAR PREP AREA,REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE ITEMS BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER AND IN THE DINING AREA. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

When was Harold's Chicken last inspected?

Harold's Chicken has 4 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2013.

Harold's Chicken 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 September 15, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.