Whole Foods Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 29, 2016
• address3300 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60657
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Whole Foods Market clean?

Whole Foods Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 29, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Whole Foods Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR OF THE FISH WALK-IN COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND OLD POOLING LIQUID. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR OF THE FISH WALK-IN COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND OLD POOLING LIQUID. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL AT THE MEAT CUTTING ROOM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR. FOUND RUSTY, CHIPPING AND PEELING. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL AT THE MEAT CUTTING ROOM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR. FOUND RUSTY, CHIPPING AND PEELING. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE THE MEAT WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE ACCURATE THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE OLIVE BAR COOLER AND THE DELI SANDWICH PREP TWO DOOR COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE ACCURATE THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE OLIVE BAR COOLER AND THE DELI SANDWICH PREP TWO DOOR COOLER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • : ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE ROOM BEHIND THE "BAILER" MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED 6" OR ABOVE FROM THE FLOORS.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN THE MEAT DEPT. MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN THE MEAT DEPT. MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION

When was Whole Foods Market last inspected?

Whole Foods Market has 19 inspections on record going back to February 11, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Whole Foods Market vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 29, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.