Wendy's of Florida
Last inspected: Nov 24, 2025
33
Score
Wendy's of Florida appears in inspection records 10 times, starting in 2022. On Nov 24, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Diners may want to take note: high risk reflects issues that a health inspector considered important.
Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around four violations to closer to nine violations per visit.
“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris” comes up most often, recorded six times in the inspection record.
Restaurants in St. Johns average 69, so Wendy's of Florida trails the local norm. The pattern in the record is worth a careful look.
10
Inspections
4
Critical latest
3
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 24, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Improper sewage disposal at storm drain in dumpster/compactor area. Upon arrival food debris and grease from dumpster area was being flushed out of dumpster area and into storm drain in parking lot.
28-28-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Per manager all items on cart in walk in cooler where held on time control the day before and have not been discarded yet: 2 pans of cut tomatoes 1 pan of shredded lettuce 1 pan of shredded cheddar cheese 1 pan of blue cheese crumbles 1 pan of chopped eggs
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ice cream mix (46F - Cold Holding) in top section of ice cream machine closest to front counter, per manager that Sid elf the machine was not turned on and ice cream placed in machine 30 minutes prior, manager turned on machine. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Per manager all items on cart in walk in cooler where held on time control the day before and have not been discarded yet: 2 pans of cut tomatoes 1 pan of shredded lettuce 1 pan of shredded cheddar cheese 1 pan of blue cheese crumbles 1 pan of chopped eggs
03F-04-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Build up of lime scale like substance on ice chute of soda machine in lobby area. Interior of all reach in coolers and reach in freezers throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. In furthest bathroom from main entrance.
31B-06-4
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No running water at all at hand wash station by register.
27-16-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach in cabinet under hand wash station by register at front counter, roach cleaned up and discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under all equipment at front counter, drive through area, and cook line. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of hot holding units above make line in kitchen have a build up of grease. Inside cabinet under hand wash station by register at front counter has a build up of food debris. Around all door frames of reach in coolers throughout kitchen has a build up of food debris and mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitation bucket on cook line reading 0ppm, manager remade to 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
33
Apr 7, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. General manager cracked raw shell eggs with gloved hands then contained to handle clean utensils without changing gloves and washing hands.
12A-27-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open bag of frozen sausage patties stored under bags of open breaded chicken patties, sausage moved. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual creamers (49F - Cold Holding); individual milks (50F - Cold Holding) in small reach in cooler in drive through area, per manager door has been consistently open for 2 hours, manager began to move items to other reach in cooler during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Manager making sandwiches on make line, gloves put on. **Corrected On-Site**
13-06-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside large ice machine in ware washing area. Interior of reach in cooler under make line. Interior of reach in freezer drawers on cook line. Ice chute of soda machine in dining area.
22-02-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under all equipment on cook line and drive through area. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of beans and lemonade in walk in freezer, both items moved. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of warming units on cook line between fryers and drove through area. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Sanitation bucket under make line, manager made new sanitation bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-11-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen containers of chopped chicken and bag of cheese sitting out on counter by drive through.
06-01-5
41
Oct 15, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Asiago cheese, shredded cheddar, ghost pepper cheese, and blue cheese crumbs on cart in walk in cooler, per manager all items where held on time control on make line the previous day and then placed in walk in cooler.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Asiago cheese, shredded cheddar, ghost pepper cheese, and blue cheese crumbs on cart in walk in cooler, per manager all items where held on time control on make line the previous day and then placed in walk in cooler.
03F-04-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under soda machine at drive through window. Also standing water under soda machine at drive through window.
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Door frames of reach in freezer under warming unit by fryers on cook line. Interior of warming units between fryers on cook line and drive through window.
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler/freezer. In reach in freezer under warming unit by fryers on cook line.
29-49-6
64
Apr 26, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw shell eggs (67F - Cold Holding) in top section of reach in cooler on make line, per manager eggs where recently transferred from another store approximately 20 minutes ago, employee placed covers over eggs. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At hand wash station in unisex bathroom at end of hallway, employee corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-06-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Dish machine, not in use, reading 0ppm chlorine for sanitizer, per manager they are trying to get it fixed or removed, establishment is currently using triple sink for ware washing. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of muffins in walk in freezer, employee corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Tea in urn in dining room. Box of french toast sticks in walk in freezer. Manager corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
67
Feb 29, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. In unisex bathroom at end of hallway.
31B-06-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Per manager the dish machine is not working, they have called for service and already have the triple sink set up.
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of cabinet under hand wash station at front counter. Around soda nozzle of soda machine in dining area. Employee corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Self-closing metering faucet does not provide water for at least 15 seconds. At hand wash station at front counter.
27-14-4
78
Sep 15, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Circular plate of the drink dispenser at the drive through window has white mold like substance building along the side of the dispenser. Operator had employee clean and sanitize the drink dispenser. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf above the three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet. Operator removed containers and formed a pyramid to dry the containers. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Build up of ice on the walk in freezer door, operator aware of the issue and states ice forms during the defrost cycle and attempting to stop the ice build up. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of the hot hood sliding tray unit by the fryers has food debris build up. Lobby area drink dispenser has white mold like sub build up on the back side of the soda/ice dispenser chute in a non contact portion of the dispenser. Operator called for maintenance. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
78
Jun 1, 2023
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
May 31, 2023
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee on the main cook line touch phone and headset with barehand then place gloves on to resume working with food and food equipment without washing hands. **Warning**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Sliced cheese held on time as public health control at the front cook line placed on line in container without proper time marking. Operator placed time mark sticker on the container. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the front service counter steam well; cheese sauce (88F - Hot Holding). Operator placed cheese sauce in the microwave to reheat to proper hot holding temperature. Cheese sauce second temperature (167F - Hot Holding) **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. At time of inspection no quaternary test kit available. Operator has chlorine test kit for the dishmachine and a kit to test fryer oil. No quaternary test kit for three compartment sink or sanitizer solution.
16-37-1
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Hot holding unit next to the fryers and drive through window has accumulation of food debris in the hot holding unit and on the pull out drawers. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on prep table at the drive through window where bagged food is handled. Employee relocated the beverage to the correct storage location. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee helps stored on steamwell prep table between cheese sauce and shredded cheese. Employee relocated the keys to the correct storage location.
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the prep station across from the bulk ice bin, clean metal containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer door has build up of ice along the interior door seal.
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of drink dispenser at drive through window has white mold like substance spots on the plastic ring surrounding the nozzle. Soda dispenser machine in the lobby has build up of soda syrup residue in the white alcove where drinks are placed to dispense soda products. Fryer unit opposite the flat top grill has accumulation of grease build up on the top of the fryer.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Two sleeves of single service carry out lids stored on the floor of the dry storage area. Operator relocated the single service items to the correct storage location. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In the walk in freezer two open bags of cookie dough stored uncovered on shelf. Operator covered the cookie dough.
08B-12-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of the reach in freezer on the main cook line has build up of spilled food debris at the base of the freezer.
22-16-4
35
Dec 21, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee go out front door to hand deliver take out order, go back into the kitchen and move fries from fryer to hot hold station with no hand wash in between.
12A-29-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At the front service counter, two door reach in cooler, top drawer door gaskets have mold like substance spots, operator cleaned and sanitized the door gaskets. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage stored on the side of the bulk ice bin. Operator relocated the employee beverage to the correct storage location. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf to the side of the bulk ice bin, clean plastic and metal containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
70
Aug 8, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. On the main cook line, reach in cooler closest to the service counter area has build up of mold like substance on the cooler door gaskets. Operator had employee clean the reach in cooler door gaskets. At the soda dispenser in the main lobby area, white mold like substance spots on the ice chute. Operator had employee clean and sanitize the soda dispenser ice chute. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer has accumulation of ice build up on the floors, walls and some food product containers. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Open dumpster lid, operator states garbage was picked up this morning and lid was not closed after. Operator instructed employee to close lid when they throw out trash. **Corrective Action Taken**
33-16-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf over the dishwasher, clean plastic containers stacked while wet.
24-08-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In the walk in freezer, accumulation of food debris frozen to the freezer floor under storage shelves.
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. At first drive through window under the service counter, box of potatoes stored in the floor. Operator relocated the potatoes to the correct storage location. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
70
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Wendy's of Florida last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Wendy's of Florida on file is from Nov 24, 2025. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Wendy's of Florida?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Wendy's of Florida.
How does Wendy's of Florida compare to other restaurants in St. Johns?
Wendy's of Florida most recently scored 33 out of 100, which is lower than the St. Johns average of 69.
Has Wendy's of Florida's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Wendy's of Florida have averaged around nine violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Wendy's of Florida means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Wendy's of Florida inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Wendy's of Florida is inspected around three times per year on average.
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