HAROLD'S CHICKEN.

Chicago Health Dept

804 W WASHINGTON BLVD · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

5 inspections on record since 2015 · Last inspected Oct 2016.

Last inspected Oct 2016. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
5
VIOLATIONS
34
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
OCT 2016

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 7
2016
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations
Serious Documentation & Training
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 6/17/15 REPORT 1559236 NOT CORRECTED AND SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM 9/22/16 REPORT 1961026: 45 Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORDS, LOGS AS REQUIRED. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

RUSTY WIRE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN RACKS. WORN CAULKING WITH DEBRIS AT BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND WALL, AND UTILITY SINK AND WALL. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. CRACKED LIDS ON DRY STORAGE CONTAINER. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER CABINETS, WHEELS AND EXTERIOR SIDES OF FRYERS WITH EXCESSIVE THICK LAYERS OF GREASE BUILD-UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

STAINED CEILING TILES NOTED IN FRONT ON TOILET ROOMS. REPLACE SAME. VENTS AND SURROUNDING LIGHTSHIIELDS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

REPAIR LOOSE WALLBASE AROUND WALK IN COOLERS.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MISSING LIGHTSHIELD AT FRONT OF PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME.

Minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME

SEP 22
2016
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations
Serious Documentation & Training
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 6/25/15 REPORT 1559236 NOT CORRECTED: 45 Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORDS, LOGS AS REQUIRED. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

RUSTY WIRE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN RACKS. WORN CAULKING WITH DEBRIS AT BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND WALL, AND UTILITY SINK AND WALL. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. CRACKED LIDS ON DRY STORAGE CONTAINER. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER CABINETS, WHEELS AND EXTERIOR SIDES OF FRYERS WITH EXCESSIVE THICK LAYERS OF GREASE BUILD-UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

STAINED CEILING TILES NOTED IN FRONT ON TOILET ROOMS. REPLACE SAME. VENTS AND SURROUNDING LIGHTSHIIELDS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MISSING LIGHTSHIELD AT FRONT OF PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME.

Minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.

JUN 25
2015
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN THE INTERIOR(WALLS, CEILING AND FLOOR) INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.

Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

JUN 17
2015
FAIL 12 violations
Serious Sanitation
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 3-3-15 ON REPORT# 1527418 NOT CORRECTED: -32-REMOVE ALL CONTACT PAPER FROM SHELVES UNDERNEATH ALL PREP TABLES.-34-: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. -33-CLEAN INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF: EMPLOYEE REFRIGERATOR, AND ALL DEEP FRYERS. -35-CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS OF OPERATION WHERE DIRT, SPILLS, AND COB WEBS ARE PRESENT. PAINT OR REPLACE CEILING VENTS IN FOOD PREP AREA. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES IN HALLWAY AREA BY WASHROOMS. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. REPAIR HOLE IN WALL BEHIND THE DOOR IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM -36-REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT IN REAR ABOVE MOP SINK. -38- REPAIR OR REPLACE EXHAUST FAN IN MEN'S WASHROOM. -41- CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF UNUSED STOVE IN REAR. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090 -SERIOUS

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

SEE VIOLATION #29.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

SEE VIOLATION #29

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN THE INTERIOR(WALLS, CEILING AND FLOOR) INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

SEE VIOLATION #29.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

SEE VIOLATION #29.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN MASSIVE GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

SWW VIOLATION #29.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

SEE VIOLATION #29.

Minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

SEE VIOLATION #29.

Minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

ELIMINATE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT FAR REAR ENCLOSED STORAGE AREA WHERE OFFICE IS LOCATED.

Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

MAR 3
2015
PASS 7 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP FROM COILS ON UPPER EXTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER. REMOVE ALL CONTACT PAPER FROM SHELVES UNDERNEATH ALL PREP TABLES.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF: EMPLOYEE REFRIGERATOR, AND ALL DEEP FRYERS.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS OF OPERATION WHERE DIRT, SPILLS, AND COB WEBS ARE PRESENT. PAINT OR REPLACE CEILING VENTS IN FOOD PREP AREA. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES IN HALLWAY AREA BY WASHROOMS. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. REPAIR HOLE IN WALL BEHIND THE DOOR IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT IN REAR ABOVE MOP SINK.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

REPAIR OR REPLACE EXHAUST FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS.

Minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF UNUSED STOVE IN REAR.

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