DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

WENDY'S 8868

8868 Wendy Lane South
Florida, 33411
Palm Beach County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.5/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 2/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8894252

  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employees with facial hair.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on hot holding cabinet is detached. Repeat Violation
  • 14-38-4:Basic - 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.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Around walk in freezer door
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On drawer handle. Manager moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters in drink station not covered or protected.
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - 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.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Manager put water on towel to clean thermometer at hand sink.

Inspection Date: 9/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8739539

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans stored on shelf next to three compartment sink.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket for warmer on top shelf of make line.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler gasket. Bread walk-in freezer gasket.
  • 42-01-4:Basic - 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. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-08-4:Basic - 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. Corrected On-Site
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - 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. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/24/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8518791

  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - 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. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - 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. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03E-02-5:High Priority - 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. **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 10/5/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8360915

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Large tank next to water heater not secured.
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - 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. Corrected On-Site
  • 40-06-5:Basic - 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. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Area near fountain machine in dining area.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. On bottom of reach in freezer near office.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - 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. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - 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. Corrected On-Site
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - 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.
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - 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.
  • 03F-04-5:High Priority - 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.
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of cleaner on shelf over boxes of gloves near mop sink. Manager moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - 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. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - 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.