WENDY'S 9253

2719 SW HWY 70, ARCADIA, DeSoto County. DBPR licence 2400262. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-11 to 2026-07-13.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-13: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the DeSoto County average that year (5 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, DeSoto 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
2026-07-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.00	2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-01-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.97	2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-09-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.97	3 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-04-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.32	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-12-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	8	1.32	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-02-08	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
2023-11-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	8	1.24	9 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2023-08-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	4	1.24	5 areas 01 Approved source 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean

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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.