WENDY'S

2501 LEE BLVD, LEHIGH ACRES, Lee County. DBPR licence 4605425. 15 inspection visits from 2024-02-20 to 2026-09-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-09: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-09-24)

7inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Lee 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
2026-09-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.89	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 47 Electrical wiring - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2026-05-13	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 47 Electrical wiring - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2026-03-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.93	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-10-06	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-03-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-02-19	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-12-10	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-12-04	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	1		3 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-11-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.90	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-09-24	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	2		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-09-24	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	0	2		3 areas 01 Approved source 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-07-31	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-07-29	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	1	0.90	1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-03-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	0		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-02-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.01	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination

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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.