WENDY'S
9225 NW 39 AVE, Gainesville FL 32606 · 352.336.5930
Last inspected Aug 4, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flies in kitchen.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Aug 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers on drying rack stacked.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Interior reach in freezer soiled with old food crumbs. -Top part of reach in cooler gasket on back line soiled with black substance.
Dec 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Three-compartment sink spray hose falls below the flood rim of the sink.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up on cooling unit fan in walk-in-freezer
Aug 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Sweet cream 48F in reach in cooler by front counter and had been stored overnight in reach in cooler. Manager voluntarily discarded sweet cream
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sweet cream 48F in reach in cooler by front counter and had been stored overnight in reach in cooler. raw shelled eggs 52F on cook line, Manager advised that dry goods storage area had been taken from walk-in-cooler 15 minutes earlier.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink between front counter and drive thru blocked by new ice cream machine
Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Sugar stored next to front counter handwash sink exposed to splash
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic container stored in walk-in-cooler cracked along the side.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in reach in cooler on prep line
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler at drive thru soiled with mold like substance.
Dec 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. The top back corners of ice bin by Togo window. Soda dispensing nozzle in lobby. Interior table top hot holding units on cooks line are soiled.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on floor under soda syrup hookups in the back, employee cleaned and sanitized area.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers on drying rack above prep sink, manager placed items over at dish area to rewash and air dry before stacking.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In walk in freezer, employee cleaned during inspection. Under/behind dish machine black substance is on wall.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior bottom of tall reach in freezer on cooks line. Reach in freezer drawer gaskets soiled located on cooks line. Gasket and door jams soiled on reach in coolers on cooks line. Fan guard in walk in cooler.
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster inside enclosure, operator closed lid.
Jul 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside and handled flat of eggs without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed five flies in back hallway across from office.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet behind dumpster.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Inside of kitchen ice machine lid.
Food stored on floor. Case of potatoes stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Manager placed potatoes on shelf.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Make line warmer greasy. Top of dish machine.
Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floor underneath fryers greasy.
Feb 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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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. Shredded cheese on make line. Manager stated item placed on make line one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed proper time mark on item.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item on warming grill across from fryers: hamburger (108F,117F). Manager stated hamburgers placed on warmer 15 minutes prior to temperature being taken. Hamburgers were sold within 10 minutes.
Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Hand washing sink in front counter area.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in drive thru. Manager provided hand towels.
Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine next to three compartment sink.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Coffee filters in drive thru.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf above hamburger reach-in cooler. Employee removed phone from shelf.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above fryers. Warmer next to fry station greasy. Gasket for reach-in cooler across from back make line.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored above three compartment sink.
Aug 9, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flies in kitchen.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in walk-in cooler: chicken (47F,48F - Cold Holding). Manager stated item was removed from cooler, portioned and returned to cooler 30 minutes prior to temperature being taken.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent above three compartment sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above grill.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.