Harolds Shrimp And Chicken

• resultFail
• critical violations5
• last inspectedMay 12, 2023
• address2221 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Harolds Shrimp And Chicken clean?

Harolds Shrimp And Chicken is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 12, 2023. 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 Harolds Shrimp And Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER OR CERTIFICATE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER OR CERTIFICATE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR A VOMIT/DIARRHEA EVENT OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO INSTALLED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE REAR PREP/DISH AREA. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. • NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • ALL FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT AND SURFACES DIRTY. MUST CLEAN • DISH MACHINE ON THE PREMISES NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST BE OPERATIONAL OR REMOVE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. • NO SANITIZER ON THE PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY VIOLATION.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • ALL REFRIGERATION NOT OPERABLE. ALL REFRIGERATION MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NO PEST CONTROL SERVICE . MUST PROVIDE WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED ON HAND SINKS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED ON HAND SINKS.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO TEST STRIPS ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. • THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT A FAUCET. MUST PROVIDE A FUNCTIONAL THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO TEST STRIPS ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. • THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT A FAUCET. MUST PROVIDE A FUNCTIONAL THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL EQUIPMENT, SHELVING THROUGHOUT DIRTY. MUST CLEAN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN WASHROOMS NEED CLEANING
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN WASHROOMS NEED CLEANING
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST INSTALL A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE. • ALL FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILING NEED CLEANING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY • ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT SHIELDS NEEDED THROUGHOUT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT SHIELDS NEEDED THROUGHOUT.

When was Harolds Shrimp And Chicken last inspected?

Harolds Shrimp And Chicken has 5 inspections on record going back to March 16, 2023.

Harolds Shrimp And Chicken vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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  cooked · March 16, 2023
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• ✓ Elevated Nourishment
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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 12, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.