Wendy's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE IN THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA (NOT-IN-USE) AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION;FINAL SANITIZING RINSE AT "0" PPM CHLORINE CONCENTRATION.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.A MECHANICAL DISHWASHING MACHINES SHOULD PROVIDE A FINAL SANITIZING RINSE OF EITHER 50 – 100 PPM CHLORINE (FOR CHEMICAL SANITIZING MACHINE) OR 180F FINAL RINSE (FOR HOT WATER SANITIZING MACHINE).(** SEE COMMENTS BELOW).PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FAN COVERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED.OBSERVED BROKEN DAMAGED LIDS WITH LARGE HOLES ON THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TIGHT FITTING LIDS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B),CITATION ISSUED.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN WITH DEBRIS UNDERNEATH THE PREP SINK.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS IN DETAIL.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULB FOR LIGHT FIXTURE AT REAR DRY STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES. • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE PREP AREA AND REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD AT REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 11, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.