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WENDY'S 9717

9808 LAKE WORTH RD, Lake Worth FL 33467 · 5615313321

Last inspected Feb 10, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats70
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6019223
Grade history
FEB 24
OCT 24
MAR 25
SEP 25
FEB 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 20 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Live, small flying insects found Observed 1 landing on wall by ice machine. Observed 1 landing on wall under prep sink across from 3 compartment sink. Operator killed and sanitized areas.
High priority/35A-02-7/Corrected On-Site
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Feb 10, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front line cooler Overstocked containers with Chopped lettuce 45F cold holding, sliced tomatoes 47F cold holding. Per operator products stored for approximately 30 minutes and not prepared or portioned today. Operator removed overstocked products
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line Cheese sauce 69F hot holding. Per operator stored for approximately 30 minutes. Operator moved to microwave to be reheated, reheated to 165F+++
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrected On-Site
Sep 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Live, small flying insects found Observed 1 landing on wall by ice machine. Observed 1 landing on wall under prep sink across from 3 compartment sink. Operator killed and sanitized areas.
High priority/35A-02-7/Corrected On-Site
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. A container with Raw fish stored above a container with French toast. Operator moved raw fish to bottom shelf
High priority/08A-02-6/Corrected On-Site
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed ice cream machine blocking hand washing sink by drive through window. Operator moved ice cream machine to the side to give access to employees to wash hands.
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrected On-Site
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Basic/22-20-5
Mar 14, 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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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee wiped hands on back of pants and without washing hands employee put on gloves to begin preparing food. Discussed with operator employee washed hands and changed gloves.
High priority/12A-07-5/Corrected On-Site
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler at cook line has large puddle of standing water. Discussed with operator who cleaned and sanitized inside of reach in cooler.
Basic/29-49-6/Corrected On-Site
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. In kitchen at cook line Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm) discussed with operator who corrected Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm)
Basic/21-08-4/Corrected On-Site
Oct 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit....vanilla creamer 48° in reach in cooler being held less than 4 hours. Manager time marked.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap...manager fixed it.
Intermediate/31B-06-4/Corrected On-Site
Aug 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.