Trader Joe's

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 44-48F. TCS FOODS SUCH AS CUT MELONS, SALAD DRESSINGS, CREAM CHEESE, YOGURT, EGGS, CUT LEAFY GREENS(SPINACH, SALAD MIX, KALE) WERE FOUND AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 44-48F. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 500 LBS AT A COST OF $10,000. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF MULTIPLE MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION UNITS RANGING FROM 46-48F. PROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT MUST BE 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CUSTOMER PUSHING LIVE DOG SITTING IN STROLLER INSIDE OF RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. LIVE ANIMALS ARE PROHIBITED FROM RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT UNLESS SERVICE ANIMAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-40-060. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 26, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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.

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