Wendy's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (HAMBURGERS,CHILI, ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS NOT POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW. TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY IS POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT'S CUSTOMERS AS REQUIRED.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B).
  code 28
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A TORN GASKET AT THE SALAD 1 DOOR COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TORN GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL WATER LEAK AT THE TOP OF FAUCET FOR THE DISHWASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING LEAK AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: SUPPLIES IN STORAGE CLOSET MUST BE ELEVATED AT LEAST 6” INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND WAY FROM THE WALL FOR EASIER CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD MANAGERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN WORKING AROUND OPEN FOODS IN PREP AREAS AND MAINTAIN (HATS,HAIRNETS, CAPS ETC).
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 20, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.