Whole Foods Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING ROOM NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. THERE WERE SEVERAL BOWLS AND COLLANDERS STORED IN THE BASIN OF THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 20 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA, DISHWASHING AREA, BAKERY FOOD PREP AREA, SPECIALTY FOODS DISHROOM AND IN THE MEN'S CUSTOMER WASHROOM. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE TOP OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE IN THE DISHROOM AND TOP OF THE CONVECTION OVENS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE SEAFOOD WALK-IN FREEZER AND DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 55
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY POSTED IN THE PUBLIC VIEW. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN THE PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 21, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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