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Restaurant inspections / Grocery Store

Whole Foods Market

5118 S Lake Park, Chicago 60615 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass

Most recent result

Jan 21, 2025

20

Inspections on record

16

Times passed

2

Times failed

Violations cited on Jan 21, 2025

  1. #55PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS NEED CLEANING AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN THE SUSHI PREP AREA TO REMOVE SPILLS,DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Jan 21, 2025ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 13, 2024ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 11, 2024CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 20, 2023ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 6, 2023ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 10, 2022CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 27, 2021ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 21, 2021ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
May 12, 2020Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
May 6, 2020ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Oct 3, 2019CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Aug 17, 2018CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jan 11, 2017ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 10, 2016Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Aug 30, 2016ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jul 25, 2016ConsultationPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 25, 2016Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 8, 2016ConsultationFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 20, 2016License Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
May 26, 2016LicensePassRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Whole Foods Market — questions

Did Whole Foods Market pass its last health inspection?
Whole Foods Market at 5118 S Lake Park was inspected on Jan 21, 2025 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 20 inspections on record it has failed 2 times.
What violations were cited at Whole Foods Market?
The most recent inspection cited 1 violation, beginning with: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS NEED CLEANING AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN THE SUSHI PREP AREA TO REMOVE SPILLS,DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE.
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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