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 enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control

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.

Wendy's vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 83% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 118 clean, 24 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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