WENDY'S

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: No hands washing signs in women's restroom, Instructed to post.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER CONTAINING SALADS AS WELL AS INSIDE BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE CABINET WITH SYRUP SPILLS ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SURFACES INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST. MUST MAINTAIN

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-205.15 OBSERVED WATER POOLING WATER UNDERNEATH UNUSED DISHWASHER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT IN DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(C) OUT C 01/09/2025 OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER CONTAINING SALADS AS WELL AS INSIDE BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE CABINET WITH SYRUP SPILLS ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SURFACES INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST. MUST MAINTAI

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-205.15 OBSERVED WATER POOLING WATER UNDERNEATH UNUSED DISHWASHER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT IN DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(C) OUT C 01/09/2025 OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER CONTAINING SALADS AS WELL AS INSIDE BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE CABINET WITH SYRUP SPILLS ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SURFACES INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST. MUST MAINTAIN.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-205.15 OBSERVED WATER POOLING WATER UNDERNEATH UNUSED DISHWASHER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT IN DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS IN DINING AREAS INSIDE BEVERAGE DISPENSING CABINET SCATTERED ON SHELF, ALONGSIDE BEVERAGE MACHINES IN BOTH CORNERS. NOTED 22 SMALL LIVE BLACK FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA, ON CARDBOARD BOXES STORING SINGLE USE ARTICLES, ON TOP OF COUNTER WHERE BEVERGAE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED AND ON WALL ENTERING FACILITY. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER CONTAINING SALADS AS WELL AS INSIDE BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE CABINET WITH SYRUP SPILLS ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SURFACES INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST. MUST MAINTAIN.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED WATER POOLING WATER UNDERNEATH UNUSED DISHWASHER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT IN DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-501.112 OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS BY DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW/BEVERAGE DISPENSER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(B)OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON BAKED POTATO OVEN AND BEHIND FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-205.15 OBSERVED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.13 OBSERVED STANDING WATER NEAR REAR PREP AREA, GREASE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVED, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEANLINESS.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS BY DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW/BEVERAGE DISPENSER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON BAKED POTATO OVEN AND BEHIND FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED STANDING WATER NEAR REAR PREP AREA, GREASE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVED, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEANLINESS.

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WAS ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (BEEF, EGGS) WAS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. VERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVES 45 MINUTES AFTER INSPECTION BEGAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.CITATION ISSUED

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25-30 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS AT SITE DURING INSPECTION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN DISHWASHING AREA 10, IN FOOD PREP AREA 5, IN REAR STORAGE AREA 5, BEHIND SODA MACHINE 5. RECOMMEND CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR. ALL RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED ILLINOIS EXTERMINATOR WHO SHALL PROVIDE INSECT AND VERMIN SERVICES AT THE ESTABLISHMENT AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. A LOG BOOK SHALL BE KEPT FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE SERVICE REPORTS AND THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY’S ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC (IDPH) HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOM.

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 09/12/23, REPORT NUMBER 2581638, NOT CORRECTED: 6-501.12 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE FRYERS AND GRILL.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED.

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: 3-305.11-OBSERVED FOOD BOXES STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12- OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP DISH AREA, AROUND DISH MACHINE, PREP TABLES AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.