Wendy's Inspection Was an 'Emergency Response'

On March 29, an inspector from the Chester County Health Department visited Wendy's on East Swedesford Road in response to an emergency. The restaurant fared well, with zero violations noted.

That begs the question: What was the emergency?

It was a fire, according to the report filed by the inspector:

Responded to Wendy's after a report of a fire and smoke in the dining room. Arrived to find the establishment closed. A light smoke haze was observed in the dining room.

An air handling unit over the dining room area had burned. This filled the dining room and kitchen up with smoke. No fire was observed and no damage to the roof or the interior of the building. Maintenance is due out in the morning to make needed repairs or replacement.

All the doors and windows were open to help evacuate the smoke. All employees were in the process of throwing out all exposed food, cups, utensils, etc. Active cleaning was going on all over the establishment.

Power was never lost and no water was used, so no water damage.

Establishment will be able to re-open in the morning.

Continue to clean including all surfaces of all equipment and tables. By the end of writing this report, all smoke had cleared.

Read the full list of recent local inspection reports. See the Wendy's report by searching the state's health inspection database for the zip code 19333.