WAYNE'S FRYERS CHICKEN

32 HWY 26 A

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

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322 SR 26

Melrose, FL

319 WYNNWOOD AVE

Melrose, FL

25025 NE STATE ROAD 26

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Melrose, FL

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304 SR 26

Melrose, FL

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 4/14/2025

High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
7
Total
8
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. Kitchen ceiling with dust build up along fixtures. Repeat Violation
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on top of standup reach in cooler.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket on shelf over flour and boxes of soda.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezer in dry storage with door not fully attached. Ice build up on seal of reach in freezer in prep room. Repeat Violation
  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In prep room reach in cooler no ambient air thermometer.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line fryers with grease build up on nonfood contact surfaces. Multiple reach in freezer door gaskets soiled. Repeat Violation
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of flip top reach in cooler on cook line with debris build up. Debris build up in microwave on cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In the sliding door counter, chicken tenders (107F - Hot Holding) operator had employee redrop in fryer and at conclusion of inspection chicken tenders second temperature (169F - Hot Holding). Corrected On-Site
Food Inspector #10818066
2025-04-14
★★☆☆☆ 2.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/14/2025 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic).

Inspection on 3/5/2025

High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
9
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. Ceiling vents in kitchen with dust build up. Repeat Violation
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. Repeat Violation
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Chest freezer in storage area has a torn door gasket. Reach in freezer in prep building has build up of ice on sides where lid seals. Repeat Violation
  • 33-20-4:Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Grease build up on the sides of the grease receptacle.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Backside of fryers by exhaust vent have heavy build up of grease/debris. Hood filters on cook line have dust build up. Reach in chest freezer in storage area has soiled door gaskets. Soda dispenser at drive through has mold like substance buildup on the underside behind the nozzles. Repeat Violation
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of flip top reach in cooler on cook line soiled with flour debris.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside the flip top reach in cooler on the cook line, chicken (48F - Cold Holding); fish (47F - Cold Holding) operator relocated to the walk in cooler, at conclusion of inspection fish second temperature (44F - Cooling); chicken second temperature (45F - Cooling). **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottles stored on shelf over open flour bags. Operator relocated the chemical spray bottles. 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. In the walk in cooler, open container of milk from previous day not date marked.
Food Inspector #8874866
2025-03-05
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/5/2025 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).

Inspection on 8/28/2024

High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
6
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. Ceiling vents over cook line acoustic tiles have build up of dust. Repeat Violation
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean containers stacked over three compartments sink while wet.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Multiple reach in freezer with torn door gasket or broken door handles. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line fryers have build up of grease around the vents. Multiple reach in freezer door gaskets with mold like substance build up. Repeat Violation
  • 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Chlorine sanitizer on the shelf under the hot holding unit at 0ppm, operator added chlorine bleach. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at exterior prep area hand wash sink. Operator provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site
Food Inspector #8773264
2024-08-28
★★★½☆ 4.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/28/2024 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).

Inspection on 4/9/2024

High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
6
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. Ceiling tiles over cook line with staining and dust. Acoustic ceiling tiles over pass through window. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the walk in cooler, container of personal food given to employees by a customer stored over food to be served to customers. Operator voluntarily discarded the personal food. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezers in separate prep shed with missing door handles. Reach in freezer in storage area behind the kitchen have separating door gasket.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of fries stored on the floor by the fryers. Operator relocated the box of fries. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of grease debris on the cook line hood filters. Multiple reach in freezer door gaskets with mold like substance build up. Repeat Violation
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer in the prep shed, raw frozen fish in a bag over a bag of ready to eat onion rings. Operator rearranged the storage levels of the reach in freezer. Corrected On-Site
Food Inspector #8446939
2024-04-09
★★½☆☆ 3.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/9/2024 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).

Inspection on 11/17/2023

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food Inspector #8501225
2023-11-17
★★★★★ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/17/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 9/15/2023

High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment has added secondary external prep area. Observed hot holding units, one reach in cooler, three reach in freezers. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-15: Establishment applied for remodel 9/11 per Onbase. **Time Extended**
Food Inspector #8446719
2023-09-15
★★★★½ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/15/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 7/17/2023

High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
2
Total
5
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling with dust/ debris buildup.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with debris buildup. Person in charge states due to be serviced tonight.
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment has added secondary external prep area. Observed hot holding units, one reach in cooler, three reach in freezers. Warning
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Coleslaw held on time per person in charge, not on time paperwork, person in charge added. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 53B-10-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Missing birth date from several employee training certificates.
Food Inspector #8372159
2023-07-17
★★★☆☆ 3.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/17/2023 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic).