Trader Joe's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: UPON INSPECTION OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING SAMPLED TO THE PUBLIC.(STAFF MEMBER WAS CUTTING BRIE CHEESE BEING SAMPLED TO THE PUBLIC.) THERE MUST A CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER WINE SHELVING AREA TO REMOVE EXCESS DUST AND DEAD INSECTS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST SEAL HOLE AT WALLBASE COUVING IN THE PRODUCE BACKROOM AREA.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER AT THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE STAFF LOUNGE.
  code 40
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD PREP STAFF AND FOOD DEMONSTRATORS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 27, 2010: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.