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Wendy's

October 9, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS IN DINING AREAS INSIDE BEVERAGE DISPENSING CABINET SCATTERED ON SHELF, ALONGSIDE BEVERAGE MACHINES IN BOTH CORNERS. NOTED 22 SMALL LIVE BLACK FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA, ON CARDBOARD BOXES STORING SINGLE USE ARTICLES, ON TOP OF COUNTER WHERE BEVERGAE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED AND ON WALL ENTERING FACILITY. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER CONTAINING SALADS AS WELL AS INSIDE BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE CABINET WITH SYRUP SPILLS ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SURFACES INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST. MUST MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER POOLING WATER UNDERNEATH UNUSED DISHWASHER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT IN DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 20, 2025: 4 findings 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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