Food Safety Report: Harold's Chicken, 917 W 87th St, Chicago, Il, USA.

917 West 87th Street, Chicago, 60620 Illinois, United States

Report date: Feb 13, 2025
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no signed employees health policies must be provided and maintained. (priority foundation 7-38-010)(citation issued)

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed no clean-up policy procedure and items for vomiting and diarrhea. Must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-005)(citation issued)

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: must repair or replace slow drain at hand sink in toilet room.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: must provide hand washing signs at hand sinks in prep/dish washing areas.

21. Proper hot holding temperatures
- comments: observed improper temperatures of appx. 20lbs. A variety of cooked chicken (legs,wings, tighs,breast)ranging from 86. 7f-104. 0f inside of fryer baskets under lamp. Product was discarded by manager. Must have hot holding foods at 135. 0f or above. Appx. 20lbs. $80. (priority 7-38-005)(cos)(citation issued)

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed improper temperatures of tcs foods such as 30lbs. Raw perch at 47. 0f. Inside of 2- door reach in cooler. 1lbs. Cole slaw at 61. 1f on prep table product was discarded by manager must have cold holding foods at 41. 0f or below. (priority 7-38-005)(consolidated violation )(cos)

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: must provide a splash guard at hand sink next to 3- compartment sink to prevent cross contamination.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: observed coats and jackets stored on rear food storage shelves and prep tables must remove and store properly.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must repair or replace worn door gasket on 1- door rear reach in cooler.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no chemical test kit to check sanitizing solution ppm's at 3- compartment sink must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-005)(citation issued)

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must defrost and clean chest freezer. Must clean prep tables and service counter.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: must repair or replace missing faucet at mopsink.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean grease ,dust build up and food splatter from walls and ceilings throughout premises.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair or replace hole in wall behind chest freezer.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean excessive grease, flour and debris build up from floor under,around,along wall bases throughout premises.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean debris build up from light shield in front prep area.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: must provide light shield in rear prep area.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: must provide food handlers training for all employees.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations from report #2588991 2/1/24 not corrected. #37-3-302. 12 : must label food storage containers when food is not in original package. #47-4-201. 11 : must replace damaged plastic bins to be in good repair. #47-4-501. 11 : must repair or replace worn door gaskets on 2- door reach in cooler. #47- 4-101. 19 : must remove cardboard from lower shelves of prep tables and rust from prep tables and shelving units. #49-4-601. 11(c) : must clean grease and food debris build up from fryer cabinet,reach in coolers. #53-5-501. 17 : must provide a garbage can with lid in unisex toilet room. #55-6-201. 11 : must clean grease from wall behind cooking equipment and dust from upper wall in toilet room. #55-6-201. 13 : must repair or replace damaged floortiles throughout,stained & damaged ceiling tiles in lobby. #54-5-501. 12 : observed outside rear yard with massive amount of clutter against building and throughout(abandon cars,articles,trailer container,etc)must remove and maintain to prevent rodent harborage area. :#56- 6-501. 14 : must clean excessive grease build up on filters at hood of cooking equipment. (priority foundation 7-42-090)(citation issued)

Source: chicago.gov