WENDY'S
14170 S US HWY 441, Lake City FL 32024 · 386 628 5155
Last inspected Jul 13, 2026 · 9 visits since July 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 15 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One live fly in rear kitchen area.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Jul 13, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 9, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in make line reach-in cooler: blue cheese (48F - Cold Holding). Manager stated blue cheese placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager voluntarily discarded blue cheese. Items stored from counter reach-in cooler: butter (51F - Cold Holding); creamer (53F - Cold Holding); cheese (47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed items in reach in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on back make line stained.
Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelf across from office. Manager discarded cardboard during inspection.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container stored on shelf across from the office.
Mar 23, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
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. Prep table cutting board soiled with mold-like substances.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Prep table cutting board grooved.
Dec 4, 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. Cutting board soiled with mold-like substance.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Carafe stored on top shelf not inverted or protected. Manager inverted.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Reach-in cooler prep table cutting boards grooved.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach-in freezer at end of cook-line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances.
Jul 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 0ppm). Manager remixed solution Triple Sink (Quaternary 300ppm).
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled with mold-like substance.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Pitcher in hand wash sink next to three compartment sink. Employee removed.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved.
Food stored on floor. Case of lettuce on floor of walk-in freezer. Manager moved to shelf.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door handle. Manager removed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances.
Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Screwdriver on back prep table. Manager removed.
Jan 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Tomatoes in prep bin on drive-through side marked to expire at 2:33 at 4:25. Manager discarded.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled with mold-like substance.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances.
Jul 31, 2024Inspection 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. Dining room ice chute soiled with mold-like substance. Ice machine white upper plate soiled with mold-like scaly substance and hair. Microwave interior soiled with old food debris and grease accumulation. Cutting board stained with mold-like substance.
Equipment in poor repair. Cutting boards grooved.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water in ware washing area. Employee mopped.
Food stored on floor. Containers of oil and bread on floor. Employee moved to shelving.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Lobby soda machine backsplash soiled with old food debris. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances.
Jan 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine upper plate soiled with mold-like scaly substance. Cutting board stained with mold-like substance.
Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board grooved.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on oven door handle. Manager removed for cleaning.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Lobby soda machine backsplash soiled with old food debris. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris.
Jul 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One live fly in rear kitchen area.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dining room soda machine chute soiled with mold-like substance.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on right-side prep station grooved.
Light not functioning. No light in walk-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored in bucket.
Observed electrical wiring in disrepair. For reporting purposes only. Broken cover on electrical box in walk-in cooler exposes bare wires joined with twist connectors.
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.