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Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers Of New York INC.

5729 S KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL 60629 · Cook County

25cited violations
0serious tier
13inspections
17tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2373869
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026110
2025100
2024130
2023110
2022130
2021250
2020120
2019110
2018110
2017130
2016130
2015120

Inspections

  1. Mar 6, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS IN FLOOR DRAINS. OBSERVED OIL LEAK FROM USED OIL TANK IN REAR OF PREP AREA CAUSING SPILLAGE ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  2. Mar 4, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  3. Jan 30, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN DRIVE-THRU AREA DRAWER COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER TO COOLER AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

      OBSERVED TWO BOXES OF SINGLE-USE CUPS ON FLOOR OF REAR DRIVE-THRU AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED DUST AND SOIL BENEATH SHELVES THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO REMOVE SOIL AND MAINTAIN.

  4. Jan 25, 2023 Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

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

      LAST FRYER ON EAST END LEAKING. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

  5. Dec 19, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

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

      LAST FRYER ON EAST END LEAKING. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      FAUCET LEAKING AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      EXCESSIVE GREASE ON FLOOR BEHIND FRYERS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

  6. Nov 29, 2021 Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      FAUCET IN LADIES ROOM LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      FIXTURES IN RESTROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      GARBAGE CAN TOPS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

  7. Aug 23, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      OBSERVED RESIDUE ON COUNTER UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED SOME DIRT ACCUMULATION IN CORNERS AND UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  8. Oct 1, 2020 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

      EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS (PURSE) IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORED IN DESIGNATED AREA

    • Severity not stated

      MISCELLANEOUS / PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

      OBSERVED 1 FEMALE EMPLOYEE AT CASHIER LINE AND 1 MALE EMPLOYEE WALKING FROM DINING ARA (NOT EATING OR DRINKING) NOT WEARING MASKS. INSTD TO WEAR MASKS FOR DURATION OF A SHIFT. CITATION ISSUED 7-28-060

  9. Aug 6, 2019 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED LOOSE GROUT IN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA, DAMAGED FLOOR TILES NEAR ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND GROUT FLOOR TILES AS NEEDED.

  10. Dec 18, 2018 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE COLD WATER KNOB LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

  11. Jan 5, 2017 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

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

      OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, UPRIGHT FREEZER, 4 DOOR COOLER STORAGE FRONT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE FRYERS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      OBSERVED THE WALL BEHIND THE FRYERS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

  12. May 13, 2016 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

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

      SODA NOZZLES ON DRINK MACHINES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      CLEAN FLOORS IN CORNERS TO ELIMINATE BUILD UP. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      FAUCET ON HAND SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

  13. Dec 29, 2015 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

      MUST REPLACE BROKEN WINDOW IN DINING AREA.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      MUST SEAL OR CAULK WINDOWS IN DINING AREA,WINDOWS IN FRONT DRIVE THRU AND IN NORTH AND SOUTH HALLWAYS.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.