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Wendy's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2026
- address5472 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60656
Is Wendy's clean?
Wendy's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Wendy's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED SLICED SWISS CHEESE HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 49 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL TCS COLD FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 1/4 POUND SWISS CHEESE ($5) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED SERVICE COOLER WITH AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 47 F.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COOLERS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. TECHNICIAN ALREADY ON SITE UPON ARRIVAL. COOLER RESTORED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
When was Wendy's last inspected?
Wendy's has 21 inspections on record going back to September 29, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 9, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 23, 2021 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 18, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Wendy's vs Norwood Park
Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 27% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.