Wendy's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASH AND RINSE DISHES AND PROCEED TO PUT DISHES AWAY WITHOUT SANITIZING THEM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL DISHES ARE SANITIZED AFTER WASHING AND RINSING. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER BEING IMPROPERLY DISPOED TO FLOOR. WHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS DRAINED FLOOR DRAIN FLOODS CAUSING WATER TO OVER FLOW FROM FLOOR WELL TO FLOOR BEFORE GOING BACK DOWN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE WASTE WATER IS ADEQUATELY DISPOSED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 52

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 19, 2022: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.