WENDYS 8590

1440 N US 17, WAUCHULA, Hardee County. DBPR licence 3500210. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-25 to 2026-08-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-20: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic violations

4 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hardee County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hardee 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
2026-08-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	7	0.95	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-12-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	6	0.91	8 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-07-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	8	0.91	8 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-04-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	8	1.69	10 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-09-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-08-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	5	1.69	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-01-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.47	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2023-08-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.47	1 area 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2)

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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.