WENDY'S #203

5150 OVERSEAS HWY, MARATHON, Monroe County. DBPR licence 5401533. 8 inspection visits from 2023-10-20 to 2026-09-22.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-22: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Monroe 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, Monroe 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
2026-09-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.29	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-05-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.25	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-11-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.25	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-04-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	2	0.95	4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-10-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	0.95	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-06-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-03-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	2	1.32	6 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-10-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	3	1.32	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed

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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.