Wendy's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 13, 2026
• address2215 N Washtenaw Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Wendy's clean?

Wendy's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 13, 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 April 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 OBSERVED DRINK DISPENSER LOCATED NEAR DRIVE THROUGH (INCLUDING SPACE WHERE CUPS ARE STORED), INSIDE COOLING UNIT ACROSS FROM SALAD COOLER AND ICE EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BURGER PREPARATION EQUIPMENT AND FRYERS WITH ACCUMULATED BUILD UP OF FOOD AND GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED DISH MACHINE WITH LEAK CAUSING WATER TO POOL ON TO REAR PREP AREA FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIOTITY FOUNDATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2632960 ON 3/23/26. VIOLATION STATES " OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE LID NOT TIGHT FITTED WITH FILLED GARBAGE BAGS OVERFLOWING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTED LID AND MAINTAIN RECEPTACLE AS REQUIRED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. OBSERVED 2 GARBAGE RECEPTACLES OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH BAGS, LIDS NOT TIGHT FITTED DURING TIME OF REINSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTED LIDS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST MAINTAIN OUTSIDE TRASH AREA. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIOTITY FOUNDATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2632960 ON 3/23/26. VIOLATION STATES " OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE LID NOT TIGHT FITTED WITH FILLED GARBAGE BAGS OVERFLOWING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTED LID AND MAINTAIN RECEPTACLE AS REQUIRED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. OBSERVED 2 GARBAGE RECEPTACLES OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH BAGS, LIDS NOT TIGHT FITTED DURING TIME OF REINSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTED LIDS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST MAINTAIN OUTSIDE TRASH AREA. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Wendy's last inspected?

Wendy's has 22 inspections on record going back to September 20, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Wendy's vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 52% 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 April 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.