Harold's Chicken

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 7, 2016
• address804 W Washington Blvd, Chicago 60607

Is Harold's Chicken clean?

Harold's Chicken is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 7, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. 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 October 7, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 6/17/15 REPORT 1559236 NOT CORRECTED AND SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM 9/22/16 REPORT 1961026: 45 Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORDS, LOGS AS REQUIRED. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTY WIRE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN RACKS. WORN CAULKING WITH DEBRIS AT BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND WALL, AND UTILITY SINK AND WALL. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. CRACKED LIDS ON DRY STORAGE CONTAINER. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTY WIRE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN RACKS. WORN CAULKING WITH DEBRIS AT BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND WALL, AND UTILITY SINK AND WALL. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. CRACKED LIDS ON DRY STORAGE CONTAINER. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER CABINETS, WHEELS AND EXTERIOR SIDES OF FRYERS WITH EXCESSIVE THICK LAYERS OF GREASE BUILD-UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • STAINED CEILING TILES NOTED IN FRONT ON TOILET ROOMS. REPLACE SAME. VENTS AND SURROUNDING LIGHTSHIIELDS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • REPAIR LOOSE WALLBASE AROUND WALK IN COOLERS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • STAINED CEILING TILES NOTED IN FRONT ON TOILET ROOMS. REPLACE SAME. VENTS AND SURROUNDING LIGHTSHIIELDS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • REPAIR LOOSE WALLBASE AROUND WALK IN COOLERS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MISSING LIGHTSHIELD AT FRONT OF PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME

When was Harold's Chicken last inspected?

Harold's Chicken has 7 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2015.

Harold's Chicken vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 7, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.