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Harold'S Chicken Shack #14

1208 E 53rd St, Chicago 60615 · Risk 2 (Medium)

Pass

Most recent result

Jul 10, 2026

27

Inspections on record

16

Times passed

9

Times failed

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Jul 10, 2026ComplaintPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Mar 26, 2026ComplaintPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Sep 26, 2025Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Sep 8, 2025Short Form ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Mar 27, 2025Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Jan 7, 2025ComplaintPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Aug 23, 2024CanvassPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Apr 25, 2022ComplaintPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Nov 29, 2021Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Nov 17, 2021ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Jul 21, 2020Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Apr 21, 2020Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Apr 3, 2020ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Sep 5, 2019Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Aug 22, 2019Short Form ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Jun 19, 2019Complaint Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 2 (Medium)
Jun 11, 2019Complaint Re-InspectionFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Jun 4, 2019ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Mar 30, 2018ComplaintPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Aug 11, 2017Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Aug 3, 2017Complaint Re-InspectionFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Jul 26, 2017ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Feb 10, 2016Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Feb 3, 2016ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Dec 11, 2015Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Oct 15, 2015LicensePassRisk 2 (Medium)
Oct 9, 2015LicenseNot ReadyRisk 2 (Medium)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Harold'S Chicken Shack #14 — questions

Did Harold'S Chicken Shack #14 pass its last health inspection?
Harold'S Chicken Shack #14 at 1208 E 53rd St was inspected on Jul 10, 2026 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 27 inspections on record it has failed 9 times.
What does "Risk 2 (Medium)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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