WENDY'S PROPERTIES, LLC Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: REACH-IN REFRIGERATION UNIT IN THE PREP AREA UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A TEMPEATURE OF 40F OR LESS: INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR WAS 61.8F BY MY THERMOMETER. CONDENSATION WAS LEAKING PROFUSELY AND THE ONLY FOOD ITEMS FOUND IN THE COOLER WERE DISCARDED. THE REFRIGERATION UNIT HAS BEEN TAGGED AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AFTER THE UNIT MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LESS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A

Lack of certification indicates potential gaps in food safety knowledge, increasing risk of improper food handling and foodborne illness.

Valid City of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate required and must be posted.

Certificate must be: Current and valid; Posted conspicuously in public view; Held by person in charge during all operating hours; Renewed before expiration date.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: FOUND RAW CHICKEN IN THE REACH-IN REFRIGERATION UNIT THAT WAS TAGGED (SEE VIOLATION#2) AT 60.3F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LESS OR 140F OR MORE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 8# OF CHICKEN WORTH $50. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: FOUND RAW CHICKEN IN THE REACH-IN REFRIGERATION UNIT THAT WAS TAGGED (SEE VIOLATION#2) AT 60.3F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LESS OR 140F OR MORE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 8# OF CHICKEN WORTH $50. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.