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72
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Wendy'S Properties,llc

3516 E 118th St, Chicago, IL 60617 · South Chicago · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
72/100

Mostly clean — 10 of 12 passed, one prior failure

Inspections
12
10 passed
Last Inspected
2025-06-27
Pass Rate
83%
1 failure
Score
72/100
YOUR CALL
3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-06-27
Failed 1 inspection (2023)
Employee Hygiene issues found across 3 inspections
Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation minor 23×
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Other minor
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Food Temperature serious
Chemical Safety minor
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Pest Activity critical
2025-06-27 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOOR AREA UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND INCE MACHINE IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

2024-02-16 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
3
serious Food Temperature

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT SANITZING FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. CHEMICAL PPM 0. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 100 PPM. DISH MACHINE IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEAL...

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED ICE SCOOP LAYING ON ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE HANDLE UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2023-08-15 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
3
minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN BOOTH SEATS IN DINING AREA.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL PAPER AT WINDOW IN DINING AREA.

minor Other

MISCELLANEOUS / PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

7-38-060 Default beverage for children's meals. : OBSERVED DEFAULT BEVERAGE FOR KIDS MEALS NOT MEETING REQUIREMENTS CHOCOLATE MILK IS 140 CALORIES MUST BE 130 OR LESS.

2023-08-08 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 15
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND SINK IN REAR & FRONT PREP AREAS.MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND MAINTAIN.SOAP WAS ONLY PROVIDED AT FRONT HAND SINK AT THIS TIME.MANAGER STATES THEY WOULD NEED TO HAVE A SOAP DISPENSER INSTALLED.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICE AT REAR PREP AREA HAND SINK.MANAGER STATES THEY WOULD NEED TO INSTALL A DISPENSER.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION)

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

MUST LABEL SHAKER (CHIVES)CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED DRAWER AT FRENCH FRY STATION,TORN BOOTH SEATS IN DINING AREA.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST ELIMINATE CRATES IN WALK IN FREEZER USED FOR FOOD STORAGE.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINET,OVEN,GRILL,PREP TABLES AND LOWER SHELVING UNIT,WHEEL BASES OF CARDBOARD CART,REACH IN FREEZER,SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS, DRIP TRAY ...

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SLOW DRAIN AT HAND SINK IN MAIN PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES IN MOPSINK AREA,CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA,LOOSE WALL PAPER AT WINDOW IN DINING AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR AROUND FLOOR DRAINS OF 2 & 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,DRIVE-THRU.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER.MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP IN SOME FLOOR DRAINS WHERE NEEDED.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER FROM WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS,SPIDER WEBS FROM WINDOWS IN VESTIBULE AND DINING AREA.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT.

minor Sanitation

COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE

OBSERVED NO SMOKING SIGNS POSTED MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

MISCELLANEOUS / PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

OBSERVED DEFAULT BEVERAGE FOR KIDS MEALS NOT MEETING REQUIREMENTS CHOCOLATE MILK IS 140 CALORIES MUST BE 130 OR LESS.

2022-12-12 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2020-12-15 Pass Canvass
1
minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED LEAK AT DRAINPIPE OF 1-COMPARMENT SINK LOCATED BETWEEN FRONT PREP COFFEE AREA AND SOFT DRINK MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

2019-07-30 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2018-05-14 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF FRYERS.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS UNDER THE TWO AND THREE COMP SINK AND AT DRIVE THRU STATION. ALSO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER THREE COMP SINK AND IN MOP SINK AREA. CLEAN UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.

2017-04-17 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE SIDES OF GRILL AND STOVE OF GREASE BUILD-UP IN FOOD PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS BEHING THE GRILLS OF GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES,INSIDE REAR STORAGE AREA AND INSIDE THE JANITORS CLOSET IN LOBBY,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA

2016-11-21 Pass Canvass
1
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

NOTED THE INTERIOR BOTTOM SHELF OF THE UPRIGHT FREEZER DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ALSO DEFROST AND CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE WALK IN FREEZER.

2016-03-21 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

NOTED THE INTERIOR OF THE UP RIGHT FREEZER DIRTY. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE SPILLS. ALSO CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

NOTED FLOORS DIRTY AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

NOTED THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT DIRTY. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE GREASE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

NOTED THE FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH A LEAK AT THE BASE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

2015-09-24 Pass License
1
minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOORS IN THE STORAGE CLOSET NEAR WASHROOMS ,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS

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