DEC 8
2023
PASS · 0 violations
HAROLD'S CHICKEN # 13 SHACK.
Chicago Health Dept
7318 S VINCENNES AVE · ENGLEWOOD, CHICAGO
Last inspected 2023.
3 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Dec 2023.
Last inspected Dec 2023. Records may not reflect current conditions.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
3
VIOLATIONS
16
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
DEC 2023
INSPECTION HISTORY
DEC 4
2023
FAIL 9 violations 4 CRITICAL
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE, WHILE THE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN)HAS BEEN PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA WITH NO HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINKS IN THE MENTIONED AREAS, SO THAT BOTH SINKS HAVE ADEQUATE HOT (100-120F) AND COLD WATER AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED.
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF TWO REFRIGERATORS AT THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MICE DROPPINGS ON SITE. THE FOLLOWING AREAS WERE OBSERVED WITH MICE DROPINGS: ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE REFRIGERATOR AND THE MINI TABLE AT THE REAR DISHWASHING/ FOOD PREP AREA, UNDER THE ENTIRE LOWER COMPARTMENT UNDER THE SERVICE COUNTER, ON FLOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE BLACK SHELVING UNITS AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, AND ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE REFRIGERAGTOR IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED BROKEN DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES STORED BEHIND THE FREEZER CHEST AT THE REAR AND ON THE FLOOR AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL BROKEN-DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES AND MAINTAIN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THICK BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK AND GREASE BUILD UP UNDER THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS AND BEHIND THE DEEP DFRYING UNITS. ALSO, OBSERVED PEBBLES AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE HOT WATER TANK STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE PIPE FROM THE GREASE TRAP IS IN THE HOT WATER TANK CLOSET IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL SAID HOLE TO PREVENT HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FLOUR ON THE WALL WHERE THE FOOD PREP TABLE IS LOCATED AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID WALL AND MAINTAIN.
APR 3
2023
PASS 7 violations
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
4-101.19 OBSERVED IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM THE PAPER TOWEL STORED IN BETWEEN THE PIPES ON THE WALL NEAR THE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER THAT WILL AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE SHELVING UNIT AT THE SERVICE COUNTER WITH DEBRIS AND DUST. INSTUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-601.11(B) OBSERVED IN THE INSIDE OF THE FREEZER CHEST LOCATED IN THE DISHWASHING AREA WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND AN ACCUMULATION OF ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILD UP AND FOOD DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-205.15 OBSERVED THE NEWLY INSTALLED HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, WITH A SLOW DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINK, SO THAT IT CAN PROPERLY DRAIN.
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
5-501.17 OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLE WITH A LID IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH A LID FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM.
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
5-501.116 OBSERVED THE OUTERIOR OF THE OUTDOOR GREASE RECEPTACLE WITH GREASE BUILD UP AND NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE BUILD UP, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID RECEPTACLE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.11 OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE HOT WATER TANK/GREASE TRAP STORAGE CLOSET LOCATED IN THE DISHWASHING AREA WITH RUBBLE AND THE FLOOR NOT FINISHED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUBBLE AND FINISH SAID FLOOR SO IT CAN BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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