Wendy's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD HANDLER. FEMALE EMPLOYEE USING BARE HANDS AND TOUCHING INGREDIENTS SUCH AS LETTUCE, CHEESE, TOMATOES TO ASSEMBLE IN READY TO EAT SALADS. BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS IS PROHIBITED. VIOLATION 7-38-010A CRITICAL.
  code 6Priority
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
  Inspector note: NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. VIOLATION 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
  code 9Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 6/29/16 REPORT 1937790 AND SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM 3/29/17 REPORT 2009533 NOT CORRECTED: FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR FOOD HANDLER USING POOR HYGENIC PRACTICES. NO PROOF OF INTERNAL TRAINING THAT IS APPROVED BY IDPH. INSTD TO MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. VIOLATION 7-42-090 SERIOUS
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF CHICKEN HOT HOLDING UNIT NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 29, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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