Wendy's

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: BROKEN INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE FRONT DAIRY TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
  code 36
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD AT THE FRONT HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED OUTSIDE THE EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS STORAGE CLOSET, BETWEEN THE SINK AND THE CLEAN STORED FOOD TRAYS. • OBSERVED THE CASHIER DISPENSING PAPER SODA CUPS BY STICKING HER BARE, UN-GLOVED FINGERS INSIDE THE CUP TO PULL FROM THE STACK AND HAND TO THE CUSTOMER. INSTRUCTED TO DISPENSE PAPER TOGO CUPS FROM AN INVERTED STACK HANDLING THE EXTERIOR OF THE CUP ONLY.
  code 39
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT OR INEFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  code 40
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: SODA DISPENSING LIQUID CATCH TRAY FOUND DIRTY WITH ACCUMULATED DEBRIS AND DRIED SODA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: LEAK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ICE BIN AT THE TOGO WINDOW INTO A PAPER CUP ON THE FLOOR. MUST REPAIR LEAK.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: POOLING WATER UNDER THE CHEMICAL STORAGE SHELVING. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 1, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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.

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