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Wendy's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 17, 2026
- address145 S Western Ave, Chicago 60612
Is Wendy's clean?
Wendy's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Wendy's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE LOWER PART OF THE REFRIGERATOR NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE WITH CHOCOLATE SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOOD. FOUND EGGS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 50.5F. MANAGER DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10LB WORTH OF PRODUCT AT $22. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER THE SHELF NEXT TO THE WALK-IN COOLER AND UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Wendy's last inspected?
Wendy's has 23 inspections on record going back to July 25, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 13, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 5, 2026 | Fail | |
| July 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 7, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 12, 2023 | Pass |
Wendy's vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.