Wendy'S #001168
2312 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 · Lincoln Park · Restaurant · High risk
Mostly clean — 7 of 11 passed, one prior failure
Last Inspected
2015-01-08
What You Should Know
✓ 6 consecutive passes, most recently 2015-01-08
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2012)
⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Plumbing & Waste issues found across 2 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature critical 3×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste critical 2×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training serious 1×
Inspection History
2015-01-08 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Food Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
OBSERVED WALK IN COOLER FOUND AT 48F UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERTURE OF 40F OR LESS DUE TO DOOR NOT TIGHTLY CLOSED. WALK IN COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES. WALK IN COOLER DROPPED TO 41.2 F DURING INSPECTION ONCE DOOR WAS CLOSED TI...
critical Food Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INCLUDING 25 LBS OF SLICED TOMATOES AT 48.3F VALUED AT $40, 15LBS OF CHEESE AT TEMPERATURE OF 48.7F VALUED AT $40, 10 LBS OF MAYONNAISE VALUED AT $10 AT 48.9F, 5 GALLONS OF MILK VALUED AT $50 AT 48.9...
minor Food Temperature
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED DOOR TO WALK IN COOLER UNABLE TO CLOSE TIGHTLY CONTRIBUTING TO TEMPERATURE OF WALK IN COOLER TO RISE. MUST REPAIR DOOR SO THAT IT IS TIGHT FITTING AND GASKETS ARE IN FULL REPAIR.
2014-03-05 Pass Consultation ▾
2014-02-11 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
2014-02-06 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
serious Other
* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
NO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT FROM REPORT #1092485 DATED 6/27/13,POSTED ON PREMISES. INFORMED THAT PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED GAPS IN CEILING NEAR WATER PIPES BY HOT WATER HEATER, IN CEILING BY PIPES INSIDE WATER SERVICE CLOSET, AND IN CEILING BY SODA HOSES IN REAR OF RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
critical Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED NO HOT WATER HOOKUP ON TWO TAYLOR SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM MACHINES LOCATED IN FRONT OF STORE. TAGGED BOTH MACHINES AND INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HOT WATER HOOKUP AT BOTH MACHINES. INSTRUCTED NOT TO REMOVE TAG AND NOTIFY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR REM...
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minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE IS NEEDED AT FRONT EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK. MUST REPAIR/PROVIDE. VENTILATION IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHTOOM NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR.
2012-10-05 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection 3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CHIPPED PAINT ON THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE DEEP FRYERS.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES AROUND THE STOVE IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR THE SALAD COOLER IN THE DRIVE-THRU AREA.
2012-09-28 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES AND HOUSE FLIES ON THE WALLS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE DINING AREA, WASHROOMS AND PREP AREAS. 20 LIVE FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SE...
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CHIPPED PAINT ON THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE DEEP FRYERS.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES AROUND THE STOVE IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR THE SALAD COOLER IN THE DRIVE-THRU AREA.
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minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURE ABOVE THE SANDWICH ASSEMBLY AREA.
2011-01-13 Pass Short Form Complaint 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
VIOLATION FROM 11-1-10 #154607 REMAINS.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
VIOLATION REMAINS FROM 11-1-10 #154607.
2010-11-01 Pass Complaint 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. TABLE TOP CAN OPENER DIRTY WITH FOOD ACCUMULATION, ...
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR SLIPPERY AND GREASY. MUST DE-GREASE AND MAINTAIN.
2010-01-20 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint 4 ▾
serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES FOR MANAGER ON DUTY. EXPIRED CITY OF CHICAGO SANITAT...
serious Other
* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
One copy of the Food Inspection Report Summary must be displayed and visible to all customers. SUMMARY REPORT FROM 3-11-09 #154949 NOT POSTED VISIBLE. FOUND STORED INSIDE PAPER REPORT AND POSTED WAS OLD, "GOOD" SUMMARY FROM 10-14-08 #1112.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules...
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED FOR WALK IN COOLER DURING INSPECTIO...
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