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WENDY'S
2215 N WASHTENAW AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60647
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-04-13; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
3 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-04-13), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-04-13: Complaint Re-Inspection
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 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.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 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.
- Critical: CHI-59 — PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: 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.
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