Wendy's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• 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 THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING AT 0PPM OF CHLORINE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SAID EQUIPMENT MUST PROPERLY SANITIZE AT 50PPM-100PPM OF CHLORINE ALL TIMES. COS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DOG WALKING IN RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. LIVE ANIMALS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ANIMAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-40-060. CITATION ISSUED
  code 38
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH AND ABOVE RIM. DUMPSTER COMPANY ARRIVED ON SITE TO PICK UP GARBAGE DURING WRITING OF REPORT MUST REMOVE TRASH AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED)
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOPS BEING STORED/DRYING IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE/DRY MOPS CORRECTLY. COS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHT COVERING/SHIELDING IN THE MEN'S PUBLIC WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE LIGHT COVERING/SHIELDING.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING COMPLETED FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 7, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.