WENDY'S 591

3545 LAKELAND HIGHLANDS RD, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308204. 8 inspection visits from 2023-10-24 to 2026-09-14.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-14: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (5 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, Polk 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
2026-09-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.40	1 area 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2025-08-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.40	3 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-03-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	0.39	5 areas 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 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
2024-11-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.39	1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-06-25	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-02-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.41	1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-10-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.41	1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

The food: where these dishes come from

Wendy's is known for hamburger, chili and french fries. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a Wendy's location. How Wendy's's 539 Florida stores compare with their counties.

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.