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Whole Foods Market

June 9, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings4
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NOTED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINKS OF MAIN PREP KITCHEN AND FRONT BAKERY PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS (RICE, CHICKEN SOUPS ETC.) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED AND ALSO THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE BY NEXT INSPECTION (UPON BEING INSPECTED). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION VIOLATION#7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
    code 2Priority
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS AT ALL FOOD PREP AREA AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE SPECIALTY PREP AREA. • NOTED DIRTY AND MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ALONG COVING BY THE DISH WASHING MACHINE AT THE DISH WASHING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT OF THE PIZZA STATION. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 30, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

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