WENDY'S

5100 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105986. 12 inspection visits from 2023-08-31 to 2026-07-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-21: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (2 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
2026-07-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.99	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-12-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.78	1 area 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2025-09-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	1	0.78	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-03-28	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	2	0.89	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-01-06	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2024-11-07	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	2	0.89	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
2024-05-16	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-15	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	2		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-02-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1	0.97	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2023-08-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.97	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

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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.