Harolds Chicken

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VALID CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHICKEN,COLESLAW,FISH,FRENCH FRIES,ETC)MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
  code 2Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT BOARDED UP DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD LINED ON LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE FOR SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP FROM INTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS,DUST AND FLOUR BUILD UP FROM FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOW HOT RUNNING WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA & TOILET ROOM,2 & 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED EXTERIOR TRIM AT WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER,STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR AREA,BOARDED UP FRONT WINDOW & DOOR,DAMAGED FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED.MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CAULKING AROUND WALL & BASES TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • MUST CLEAN WATER FROM FLOOR ALONG & UNDER MOPSINK. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS NEAR & INSIDE OF MOP SINK,FURNACE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN LOBBY AND REAR PREP AREA. • MUST CLEAN GREAS BUILD UP FROM HOOD & FILTERS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 3, 2025: 9 findings recurred. 6 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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