WENDY'S #78
7663 Merrill Road
Jacksonville, Florida, 32277
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/20/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Fan covers in walk in cooler soiled with dust,.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal sun glasses stored on back prep area shelf with salad lids, moved to employee break room storage area. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lids used to cover eggs in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored in back area on the ground sitting in its own wetness, manager hung to dry. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cooked mushrooms and cheese sauce reheating. Used previous day no date marking, per manager prepped previous morning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Build up of black residue around nozzle on dining room drink station. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/20/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 9/23/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Fan covers in walk in cooler soiled with dust
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal opened water bottle on sandwich board, discarded 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. Cell phone stored on sandwich make line area, manager moved.
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lid on breakfast cheese sauce. Manager replaced with a non-cracked lid Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Around nozzle in dinning room area drink station soiled
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/23/2024 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 4/19/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal drink stored on sandwich line across from ice machine, moved Corrected On-Site
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Bracelets on arms of cook and sandwich prep, removed Corrected On-Site
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Small burgers 53f large burgers 47 in cold well next grill. Placed on ice **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/19/2024 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 10/23/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old license 6-1-23 posted
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with bracelet on wrist. Employee removed Corrected On-Site
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under fryer equipment floor soiled with grease build up
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. walk in Freezer with ice build up on floor. Interior reach in freezer on cook line with ice build up on back fan guard
- 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Slice cheese (56F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (57F - Cold Holding), stored on front line open make table and place there approximately 2.5 hrs ago as per manager. No time marked on pans. Manager place time mark label on pan. Corrected On-Site
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Queso cheese sauce (102-124F - Hot Holding), stored in steam table on front line, place there approximately 3 hrs ago as per manager. Employee reheated 168F) Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/23/2023 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).