Trader Joe's #706
1528 E 55th St, Chicago 60615
Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.
The whole record
- Pass86%
- Conditional0%
- Fail14%
- PassOct 5, 2026ComplaintRisk 2 (Medium)
- PassMar 26, 2026ComplaintRisk 2 (Medium)
- PassAug 23, 2024CanvassRisk 2 (Medium)
- 49
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Observed the interior of the display coolers and freezer dirty in the selling area. Must clean and maintain
- 54
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Observed litter on the ground inside the enclosed garbage corral. Must clean and maintain to prevent possible harborage for pests.
- 55
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Must clean the floors inside the walk in dairy cooler to remove debris. Also defost and clean the walk in freezer.
- 49
- PassSep 25, 2023ComplaintRisk 2 (Medium)
- PassMay 15, 2020ComplaintRisk 2 (Medium)
- 39
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Observed stock stored on floor in rear storage area. Instructed manager to elevate all stock off floor and maintain.
- 39
- PassOct 8, 2019License Re-InspectionRisk 2 (Medium)
- 51
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Must repair sensor at washbowl sink of first men's washroom near urinal. Washroom has additional washbowl.
- 57
All food employees have food handler training
Must provide proof of food handler training.
- 51
- FailOct 1, 2019LicenseRisk 2 (Medium)
- 3
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Observed no employee health in place. Must provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010.
- 5
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
No procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrhea events with clean-up kit. Must provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
- 38
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
No pest control log book or proof of agreement with a license pest control service provided. Must provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(c).
- 48
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Noted no sanitizer test strip kit on site at time of inspection. Instructed to have a test strip kit on site at all times to properly monitor the strength of the sanitzer. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
- 54
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
No commercial dumpsters or license agreement with a disposal service. Must provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(b).
- 57
All food employees have food handler training
Must provide proof of food handler training.
- 3
Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.
On the street
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What it gets cited for
- 542×
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- 572×
All food employees have food handler training
- 491×
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- 551×
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- 391×
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- 511×
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- 31×
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- 51×
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.
Source
Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 2671045 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.