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Whole Foods Market

October 9, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings3
critical findings0

Failed findings

Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOFT DINKS BOXES STORED ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF FACILITY. MUST PROPERLY ELEVATE ITEMS 6INCHES OF THE FLOOR AAND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN BAKERY DEPARTMENT. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND THE DISHWASHING ROOM AND IN THE PRODUCE COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WALL CAULKING IN THE DISHWASHING ROOM WITH BLACKEN SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WET FLOOR INSIDE DISHWASHING ROOM. MUST MAINTAIN FLOOR DRY AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED BROKEN AND DAMAGED FLOOR IN THE DISHWASHING ROOM. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENT IN THE DISH ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHTSHIELD COVER IN REAR FOOD STORAGE ROOM BEHIND COFFEE BAR AREA LOCATED ON THE 1ST FLOOR. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 13, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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.