Wendy's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WAS ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (BEEF, EGGS) WAS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. VERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVES 45 MINUTES AFTER INSPECTION BEGAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.CITATION ISSUED
  code 2Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR. ALL RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED ILLINOIS EXTERMINATOR WHO SHALL PROVIDE INSECT AND VERMIN SERVICES AT THE ESTABLISHMENT AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. A LOG BOOK SHALL BE KEPT FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE SERVICE REPORTS AND THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY’S ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC (IDPH) HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25-30 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS AT SITE DURING INSPECTION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN DISHWASHING AREA 10, IN FOOD PREP AREA 5, IN REAR STORAGE AREA 5, BEHIND SODA MACHINE 5. RECOMMEND CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOM.
  code 53
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 09/12/23, REPORT NUMBER 2581638, NOT CORRECTED: 6-501.12 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 13, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.