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HAROLD'S CHICKEN SHACK
7114 S YATES BLVD, CHICAGO, IL, 60649
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-06-03; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
9 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-06-03), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-06-03: Complaint
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT PROOF OF THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.
- Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS AT THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED BY THE COOKING LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
- Not Critical: CHI-40 — PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: 2-402.11 OBSERVED THE MALE FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE ON SITE WITH BEARDS AND WITHOUT BEARD GUARDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.
- Not Critical: CHI-48 — WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: 4-301.12(A) OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT DRAINING PROPERLY WITH SLOW DRAINING ON THE LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER POUR CHEMICALS INTO THE LEFT COMPARTMENT AND BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION THE LEFT COMPARTMENT WAS DRAINING PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11 OBSERVED IN BETWEEN AND IN THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS. OBSERVED THE PREP COOLER WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
- Not Critical: CHI-53 — TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
- Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: 2-102.13 OBSERVED SOME MALE AND FEMALE FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
- Not Critical: CHI-61 — SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC - Comments: 8-304.11(A) OBSERVED THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY RIPPED AND MORE THAN HALF OF THE SUMMARY MISSING AND NOT VISIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAKE THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC'S VIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).
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