Harold's Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 11, 2023
• address2237 W 95Th St, Chicago 60643

Is Harold's Chicken clean?

Harold's Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Harold's Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED CHICKEN AND FISH IMPOPERLY THAWING IN STANDING WATER ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO THAW FOOD UNDER REFRIGERATION, COLD RUNNING WATER OR PART OF COOKING PROCESS.
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED CHICKEN AND FISH IMPOPERLY THAWING IN STANDING WATER ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO THAW FOOD UNDER REFRIGERATION, COLD RUNNING WATER OR PART OF COOKING PROCESS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED UNAPPROVED INSECT CONTROL DEVICE LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY NEAR THE BACK STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD OR REMOVE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP IN REAR REACH-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED FRONT HAND WASHING SINK SLOWLY DRAINING, LEAKING DRAINPIPE AND SPRAYER ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. • OBSERVED CLOGGED FLOOR DRAIN IN UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED ICE MACHINE WASTE LINE DRAINING IN REAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND PROPERLY CONNECT TO FLOOR DRAIN.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED ICE MACHINE WASTE LINE DRAINING IN REAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND PROPERLY CONNECT TO FLOOR DRAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR DRAIN IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Harold's Chicken last inspected?

Harold's Chicken has 11 inspections on record going back to August 27, 2021.

Harold's Chicken vs Beverly

Beverly runs 68% clean across 177 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 34 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 177 spots Cooked tracks in Beverly, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 May 11, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.