✓!

Whole Foods Market

November 17, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

😬mid

official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings6
critical findings1

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN USE AND UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY SANITIZE: FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE ONLY REACHED A TEMPERATURE OF 100F AND THE WASH TEMERATURE ONLY REACHED A TEMP. OF 70F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE MUST MAINTAIN A HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 180F AT ALL TIMES. MACHINE WAS TAGGED AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AFTER MACHINE MAINTAINS PROPER WASH AND RINSE TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 8Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: THE BULK FOOD CONTAINER LABELS IN THE BREAD PREP AREAS ARE FADED AND NOT VISIBLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PROVIDE NEW VISIBLE LABELS FOR ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ONSITE.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE CAN OPENER BLADE IN THE PRODUCTION ROOM TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE GLASS CASE AND HANDLES TO THE SLIDING DOORS ON THE GLASS CASE AT THE MEAT MARKET TO REMOVE RAW MEAT DEBRIS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FOUND MEAT DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE MEAT FREEZER, OBSERVED EGG AND EGG SHELL DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR BEHIND THE REACH-IN EGG COOLER, AND ICE ON THE FLOOR IN THE PREPARED FOODS FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS, REMOVE ICE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STAINED AND FADED CEILING TILES ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MEAT PACKING DISHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS UNDER THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE THAT WAS TAGGED IN THE PRODUCTION ROOM TO REMOVE GRIME BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 23, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in West Town

See every restaurant in West Town →

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.