Harold's Chicken

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Source Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 4 QUARTS BLUE IVY AND 16 QUARTS MANGO AND BEYONCE OOOH WEE SWEET TEA, MANUALLY CAPPED, NOT PROPERLY LABELED AND DISPLAYED FOR SALE IN REACH-IN COOLERS FROM UNAPPROVED SOURCE. ALL 20 QUARTS OF OOOH WEE SWEET TEA ARE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MUST NOT BE SOLD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005B
  code 1Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
  Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TEST KIT FOR PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 22
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF FRONT VENTILATION HOOD.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE INOPERABLE LIGHT BULBS IN PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREAS. REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR VENTILATION HOOD.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 10, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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