Wendy's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 29, 2012
• address8300 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620

Is Wendy's clean?

Wendy's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 29, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. 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 February 29, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • HAMBURGER COLD HOLDING UNIT(46.1F) AND REFRIGERATED PREP TABLE(51.2F) IN DRIVE-THRU AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES- BOTH UNITS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FROM THESE UNITS AND HAVE THEM REPAIRED-CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-38-005(A). ONCE UNITS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, FAX A REQUEST FOR RE-INSPECTION TO 312-746-4240.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • GRILLED CHICKEN-110.1F, CRISPY CHICKEN-115.1F, CHICKEN NUGGETS-124.5F-PRODUCTS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED-CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM WALK-IN FREEZER. CLEAN THE EXTERIORS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, & INTERIOR CABINETS OF DEEP FRYERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. CLEAN & SANITIZE CARPETING IN DINING AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. CLEAN & SANITIZE CARPETING IN DINING AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN/PAINT OR REPLACE ALL SECTIONS OF HEAVILY STAINED WALLS THROUGHOUT. SEAL ALL LOOSE BASEBOARDS IN DINING ROOM AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT DOORS WHERE NEEDED. REPAIR BOTTOM NORTH ENTRY/EXIT DOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN/PAINT OR REPLACE ALL SECTIONS OF HEAVILY STAINED WALLS THROUGHOUT. SEAL ALL LOOSE BASEBOARDS IN DINING ROOM AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT DOORS WHERE NEEDED. REPAIR BOTTOM NORTH ENTRY/EXIT DOOR.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE BLOWN HEAT LAMP IN CHICKEN NUGGET HOT HOLDING UNIT.

When was Wendy's last inspected?

Wendy's has 7 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2010.

Wendy's vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 February 29, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.