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Whole Foods Market

January 5, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE PREVIOUS JUICE BAR HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND IMPROPER HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT TWO HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE BAKERY PREP AREA RANGING FROM 44.4F-77.8F. FOUND HOT WATER AT HANDWASHING SINK IN ROTISSERIE CHICKEN PREP AREA AT 88.9F. FOUND HOT WATER AT HANDWASHING SINK IN SEAFOOD COUNTER AT 84F. INSTRUCTED HOT WATER AT HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE 100F-120F. PLUMBER ON SITE DURING INSPECTION AND COS. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT 100F-106F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: FOUND NO THERMOMETER INSIDE BAKERY WALK-IN COOLER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE STAFF AT THE CHEESE COUNTER HANDLING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: FOUND SOILED WIPING CLOTHS ON COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE DELI PREP AREA OF THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION, AND MAINTAIN.
code 41
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: FOUND HOT WATER FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM OF ROTISSERIE CHICKEN AREA IN POOR REPAIR. FOUND LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN SUSHI PREP AREA. THE PLUMBER WAS ON SITE AND ABLE TO REPAIR ALL OF THE ABOVE-COS.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FOUND MISSING HANDLE ON BREAD CONTAINER ON SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: FOUND MULTIPLE LIGHTS IN POOR REPAIR AT THE VENTILATION HOOD IN DELI PREP AND ROTISSERIE CHICKEN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 23, 2022: 7 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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