WENDY'S
3619 SW ARCHER RD, Gainesville FL 32608 · 352.378.3089
Last inspected Jul 7, 2026 · 8 visits since July 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: a fly by the back door. ALSO, a fly by the employee door.
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jul 7, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dining room ice chute and ice machine deflector plate soiled with mold-like substances. Manager had employee clean both during inspection.
Nov 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed : the ice chute and the yellow internal area above the chute are soiled.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed : the floor in front of the 3 compartment sink has chips and is compromised, holding standing water.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the dining area cabinet has multiple spills.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed : quaternary ammonia sanitizer bucket, 250 ppm, stored with Frosty cups. The cups were discarded.
Stored food not covered. Observed : frozen breakfast food in the cook line reach-in freezer is frozen but not covered. Plastic wrap was added.
Jul 21, 2025Inspection 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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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed 2 partial cartons of milk on the front line, one was 83° one was 51°. Time is not used for these items. The 83° was loose on the counter. The 51° was in a melted iced bath, in the top table of a reach-in cooler. Both had been out over 4 hours.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed 2 partial cartons of milk on the front line, one was 83° one was 51°. Time is not used for these items. The 83° was loose on the counter. The 51° was in a melted iced bath, in the top table of a reach-in cooler. Both had been out over 4 hours.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the top of the dish wash machine has an accumulation of debris.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed the top 250 ppm quaternary amonia sanitizer pan stored on the front line counter next to the dairy cartons.
Dec 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate8 Basic
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Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed: drive thru staff, hands in pocket, adjusted headset, and proceeded to scoop ice, no hand wash.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed drive thru staff, use drink cup(no handle) to scoop ice.
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed: no time mark on shredded cheese by the fry area. An adjusted time mark was added.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed: wet nested food service pans on the rack above the prep sink.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed: under the prep sink, standing water in the corner and in the grouted areas in front of the sink.
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed: garbage on the ground around the dumpster.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed: ice buildup in the cook line fry freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the backside of multiple monitors in the kitchen with an accumulation of dust.
Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed the dining area soda machine drain not draining properly. The drain was cleared.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed sanitizer bucket with 300 ppm quaternary amonia solution stored over tray liners and paper towels.
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Observed ceiling vents soiled throughout the kitchen. ALSO, the floor under the rolling racks by the walk-in freezer have an accumulation of debris.
Jul 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed the dish wash machine at 0 ppm for chlorine. Pelleted were added and 100 ppm complied.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed: a fly by the back door. ALSO, a fly by the employee door.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed: the current license was not available for review. The supervisor was called to find and forward a copy. The license was emailed.
Food stored on floor. Observed: a partial bag of soda concentrate, connected on the floor in front of the rack. This was placed on the rack.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed: an internal part of the freestyle machine was pooling a dark liquid. Coke was contacted to come and clean it out.
Nov 6, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the cook line reach-in freezer with an accumulation of debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed: the exterior of the dining area freestyle ice chute has dark foreign substance on its ALSO, the frosty machine has buildup along the front edge of the silver lip. And dried splatter at the drive thru freestyle machine to the right of the dispenser. Items were being cleaned during the inspection.
Jul 6, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 5, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed at the front line, built in reach-in cooler, sour cream 63, creamer 64, butter pack 64.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at the front line, built in reach-in cooler, sour cream 63, creamer 64, butter pack 64.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the dining room soda nozzle and adjoining ice chute have dried build up. ALSO, the nozzle on the strawberry drink dispenser has build up.
Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Observed the walk-in freezer floor is soiled.
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