Whole Foods Market

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN DELI LINE AND DELI LINE PREP AREA WITH PITTED GROOVES IN SURFACE. INSTRD MANAGER TO REPLACE. OBSERVED WIRE SHELVING RACK, IN PRODUCE COOLER WITH RUST. INSTRD MANAGER TO RESURFACE/REPLACE. ALSO, OBSERVED RUST SPOTS ON CHEESE DISPLAY SHELVING. INSTD MANAGER TO RESURFACE/REPLACE. OBSERVED LEAKING CONDENSATION INSIDE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER IN CHEESE STATION.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MICROWAVE IN BAKERY WITH DEBRIS. INSTRD MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED 2 DOOR SHELVING UNIT IN SEAFOOD PREP AREA WITH FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRD MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEBRIS UNDERNEATH SELF SERVICE STATION, E.G. HOT AND COLD STATIONS. INSTD MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS NOT IN CLEAN DELI AREA. INSTD MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SHELVING IN MEAT COOLER WITH FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTD MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE LIGHT SHIELD IN PRODUCE PREP AREA. INSTRD MANAGER TO HINGE LIGHT COVER. OBSERVED FOOD AND DEBRIS ALONG THE LEFT WALL BASE BOARD CAULKING JOINT, IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. INSTRD MANAGER TO REPLACE/RESEAL AREA.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER IN WALK IN SUSHI COOLER AND NO THERMOMETER IN HOT HOLDING UNIT FOR ROTISSERIE CHICKEN. INSTRD MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER UNDERNEATH CHEESE PREP HAND SINK SHELF. INSTRD MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 6, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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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