WENDY'S 11897

4201 53 AVE E, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105825. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-31 to 2026-08-06.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-06: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (4 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, Manatee 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
2026-08-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.99	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-04-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.78	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-10-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-07-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-07-01	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	3	0.78	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.89	3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-08-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	0	2	0.89	5 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.97	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2023-08-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.97	5 areas 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

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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.