Wendy's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN FACILITY. OBSERVED MOUSE DROPPINGS IN INTERIOR OF CABINET IN DINING ROOM IN BETWEEN FOUNTAIN MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE RODENT ACTIVITY, REMOVE MOUSE DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE FACILITY ON OR AFTER 1/9/2026. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED THREE SMALL DEAD MICE IN INTERIOR OF CABINET IN DINING ROOM IN BETWEEN FOUNTAIN MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD MICE AND CLEAN INTERIOR OF CABINET. • OBSERVED OPENINGS AT BASE OF BOTH OUTER ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STACKS OF BUNS STORED ON BREAD RACK ON FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED SILVER HEATING STRIP AROUND WALK IN FREEZER DOOR AT TOP LEFT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED SILVER HEATING STRIP AROUND WALK IN FREEZER DOOR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP AROUND ALL SIDES OF WALK IN FREEZER DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP AROUND ALL SIDES OF WALK IN FREEZER DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 7, 2025: 3 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.