Harold's Chicken Shack #52

City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate

No certified food service manager on site while handling and serving tcs foods ( chicken, fish...) instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.

Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

Walk-in cooler fan cover not clean, heavy dust build-up, instructed to clean and maintain.

Hot & cold water available; adequate pressure

No hot water available through out facility, hot water heater is broken. Instructed manager to provide hot running water. Priority violation 7-38-030(c). By the end of inspection a plumber arrived and fixed the hot water heater.

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

2-102.14(o) : observed no signed employee health policies must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-010)

Insects, rodents, & animals not present

6-202.15 : observed front door with a gap along top,pin holes on door frame and loose door sweep must repair to be tight fitting to prevent insect entry.

Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

3-307.11 : must provide a splash guard at hand sink next to 3- compartment sink.

Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

4-501.11 : must repair or replace worn door gasket on walk in cooler,sink stopper in poor repair at middle compartment of 3- compartment sink

Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

4-601.11(c) : must clean dead insects from unused front service counter cooler,debris build up from walk in cooler- fan guard covers, shelving units,fryer cabinets,service counter shelving units.

Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

5-205.15 : observed water leaking from 3- compartment sink middle basin it appears to have several pin holes must repair with food grade constructed material.

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

6-201.13 : must repair or replace damaged floor tiles in rear area near mopsink and rear door, in front of cooking equipment under floor mat and throughout premises,missing and stained ceiling tiles over walk in cooler,loose threshold at entry to walk in cooler,gap in wall at mopsink.must grout floor tiles under and behind cooking equipment.

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

6-201.11 : must clean debris build up on walls in walk in cooler

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

6-501.13 : must clean debris build up from floor under unused cooler at front service counter and along said area and grease build up from underneath fryer cabinets.

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

6-501.114 : must elevate,remove and organize articles off of floor in walk in cooler storage area.

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

6-501.16 : must provide a hooking system to hang wet mops

Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

6-202.11 : must replace burntout lights in rear mopsink area.

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

Observed no signed employee health policies must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-010)

Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

Observed no hand drying devices at hand sink in toilet room must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-030(c)

Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

Observed no hand washing sink in front main prep area must install a hand sink with hot and cold running water and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-030(c)

Thermometers provided & accurate

Observed no probe thermometer with the range of measuring food internal temperature must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-005)

Insects, rodents, & animals not present

Observed no pest control log book with required documents must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-020(c)

Insects, rodents, & animals not present

Observed evidence of appx. 7-9 live small flies and 4-6 live large flies flying around,on wall and ceiling.must have a pest control operator to service premises on or after 10/22/24.(priority foundation 7-38-020(a)

Insects, rodents, & animals not present

Observed front door with a gap along top,pin holes on door frame and loose door sweep must repair to be tight fitting to prevent insect entry.

Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

Must provide a splash guard at hand sink next to 3- compartment sink.

Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled

Must invert multi-use buss pans on shelving units.

Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

Must repair or replace worn door gasket on walk in cooler,sink stopper in poor repair at middle compartment of 3- compartment sink.

Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

Must remove cardboard and dry wall from lower surfaces of prep tables in front prep area.

Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

Observed the incorrect chemical test kit to check sanitizing solution ppm's at 3- compartment sink must provide the correct ones.(priority foundation 7-38-005)