Wendy's

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CALCIUM BUILDUP INSIDE INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF LARGE ICE MACHINE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 16
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE SMALL COOLER UNDERNEATH COFFEE MACHINE IN DRIVE THRU AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CHIPPED ICE SCOOP FOR LARGE ICE MACHINE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILDUP ON NOZZLE OF DRIVE THRU FOUNTAIN MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLOW DRAINING HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO FREEZER IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUST BUILD-UP ON VENTILIATION COVERS IN WASHROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 28, 2023: 5 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.

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