WENDY'S

8037 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6802150. 4 inspection visits from 2023-09-27 to 2024-08-21.

No inspection since 2024-08-21. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2024-08-21: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic violations

2 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Sarasota 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
2024-08-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	7	1.26	7 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-01-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	5	1.24	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-09-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	6	1.24	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

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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.