WENDYS 10555
336 15 AVE S, Saint Petersburg FL 33701 · 727-820-9540
Last inspected Oct 16, 2025 · 6 visits since September 2023
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5 inspections trending up, 27 points better than where it started.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live flies in rear of kitchen not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 1 live fly in dining room not landing on food or food contact surfaces.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Oct 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License posted expired on 2/1/2025.
Equipment in poor repair. Water dripping from air condenser into pan inside reach in cooler on cook line. Observed maintenance work order place to fix the leak.
Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Hot water faucet handle at hand sink near office will not turn on, handle is stuck in place. Observed maintenance work order place to fix the hot water handle.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Oven interior soiled with burnt food debris.
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Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At bottom of single door stand alone cooler next to oven on cook line.
Aug 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave interior soiled with dried food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on single door reach in cooler across from front counter register soiled with black mold like substance.
Jan 15, 2025Inspection 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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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in men's restroom. Manager replaced.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handle. Manager removed.
Aug 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live flies in rear of kitchen not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 1 live fly in dining room not landing on food or food contact surfaces.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink by three compartment sink has dirty spatula in it. Employee removed.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has mold like substance.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket not inverted for protection.
Dead rodent present. 7 dead flies in dining room along window sills. Employee removed dead flies and sanitized all areas.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Equipment and utensils not rinsed between washing and sanitizing.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven handle across from burger cook station.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave oven by dry goods storage area has food debris buildup.
Open dumpster lid.
Mar 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee went from raw burgers and changed gloves before going to ready-to-eat food but did not wash hands in between.
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink at 0 ppm quaternary. Manager replaced empty bag and corrected to 200 ppm quaternary.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink near three compartment sink blocked by ladder. Employee removed.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cook line used to fill water pitcher.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine in kitchen has mold like substance.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Equipment and utensils not rinsed between washing and sanitizing.
Food stored on floor. Buns and cheese boxes stored on floor of walk in freezer. Potatoes stored on floor of walk in cooler.
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
Open dumpster lid.
Portable fire extinguisher missing from its designated location. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguisher on floor near soda station.
Sep 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzles for frosty machines have built up food debris.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sinks just inside kitchen and men's restroom. Manager replaced.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food, donuts, stored above food to be served to the public in upright reach in cooler outside of office. Manager discarded food.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee making a burger on cook line with no hair restraint.
Food stored on floor. Potatoes, cheese, raw beef stored on floor of walk in cooler. Manager stored food items off of the floor.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handle of cooktop. Manager stored correctly.
Open dumpster lid.
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.