WENDY'S 8868
10410 SE US HWY 441, Belleview FL 34420 · 352.347.3225
Last inspected Aug 13, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between B and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
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. Female employee touched fries while placing container in bag for drive thru order.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Aug 13, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Front line, chili 130F, manager started the reheating process
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At the front line, lemonade nozzles soiled with black debris, manager cleaned during inspection.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. In use lids cracked.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer at the end of the cook line with ice build up on bottom.
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Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave soiled with food residue, employee cleaned during inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler and reach in freezer gaskets soiled with food residue and mold like substance. Exterior part of ice machine and reach in freezer at the end of cook line.
Dec 8, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 11 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate7 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. Male employee touched apron then continued to pick up packs of bacon without first washing hands.
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. 0 ppm, manager refreshed chemical then 200ppm.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzle at drive thru window soiled with mold like substance. Manager cleaned. Interior of reach in freezer at end of cookline soiled with good debris.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink in ware wash area. Manager filled towels.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair allowing floor area yo be filled with standing water. Floor tiles on floor next to fryers on cook line.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer at end of cookline on floor of cooler.. Reach in freezer under fries in fan area. Around walk in freezer door.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of ice machine soiled with dust. Exterior of reach in freezer at and of cookline soiled with grease and dust.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Salad trays near drive thru window. Manager flipped over.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in cooler at front counter.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water leaking from hand wash sink in ware wash area when handles are in the off position.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One wet towel near front hand wash sink. Placed in bucket.
Jul 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 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. Female employee wiped hands on shirt then mixed fries without washing hands.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzle has build up in dining area. Interior of reach in freezers on cookline soiled with food debris.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Three bags of chili meat in walk in freezer with no preparation date. Two bags of chili meat in walk in cooler missing date of preparation and date of thawing. Manager stated that chili meat in placed in bag at room tempurature then frozen. Dates were added during this inspection.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Female employee on cookline wearing watch and bracelet.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid on lettuce broken in walk in cooler.
Feb 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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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. Female employee touched fries while placing container in bag for drive thru order.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Manager put water on towel to clean thermometer at hand sink.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employees with facial hair.
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on hot holding cabinet is detached.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Chicken on cookline stored in a noken container. Lid on lettuce bin in walk in cooler broken.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Around walk in freezer door
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On drawer handle. Manager moved.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters in drink station not covered or protected.
Sep 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 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 stored on front counter. Manager stated cheese was placed out 15 minutes earlier. Manager had employee place correct time mark on cheese.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans stored on shelf next to three compartment sink.
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket for warmer on top shelf of make line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler gasket. Bread walk-in freezer gasket.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored in bucket of dirty water across from mop sink. Manager had employee hang mop to air dry.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket stored next to cook line grill, 0 ppm. Manager changed sanitizer water, 200 ppm.
Jan 24, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Stop sale issued for chili not reheated to 165F within two hours.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in make table: blue cheese 60F. Cheddar cheese 63F. Items were moved to walk in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. In steam table: chili 124F-147F reheating for 3.45 hours. Stop sale issued. Employee discarded chili.
Oct 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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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. Male employee picking up fry and nugget cups touching inside of cup and resulting in bare hand contact with the fries and nuggets.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. In walk in cooler: at 3:50 PM creamer in silver container with a time label marked for today 6:58 to 10:58 am. Creamer was not discarded after being left out for four hours.
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. In walk in cooler: at 3:50 PM creamer in silver container with a time label marked for today 6:58 to 10:58 am.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of cleaner on shelf over boxes of gloves near mop sink. Manager moved.
Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In walk in cooler: gravy 52F. Sausage 48F. Cooling for 5.5 hours on roll cart in walk in cooler stacked together in closed pans. Instructed manager to remove lids and place in freezer to rapidly cool to 41F. Then gravy 40F. Sausage 34F.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in cooler near ice machine soiled with food debris. Interior of reach in freezer near drive thru window and office soiled with food debris.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Large tank next to water heater not secured.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Bag of personal food on shelf over cases of mayo in walk in cooler. Manager moved.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on dry storage shelf resting on chili containers. Manager moved.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Area near fountain machine in dining area.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. On bottom of reach in freezer near office.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in freezer near office soiled with mold like substance. Around doors of reach in cooler near ice machine soiled with mold like substance. Around nozzles and backsplash of lemonade machine soiled with mold like substance and food debris.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food and/or improperly stored. Case of chicken and case of French toast not covered in walk in cooler. Manager covered. Cases of unwashed tomatoes on shelf over case of ranch dressing in walk in cooler. Manager moved.
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.