WENDY'S 375

3081 W US HWY 90, LAKE CITY, Columbia County. DBPR licence 2200171. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-11-06.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-11-06: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Columbia County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Columbia County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-11-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	0	1.70	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-03-02	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-07-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	5		7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	4	0.76	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-06-03	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-04-04	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-03-31	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	3	5		6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-01-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.72	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-07-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	0.72	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-03-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	0.63	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-12-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.63	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.63	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.