WENDY'S

4331 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804040. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-21 to 2026-09-22.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-22: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

4inspections 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
2026-09-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-09-10	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	0	4		2 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2026-06-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2026-05-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.11
2025-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.11	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-03-10	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-02-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.26	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-10-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	4	0	1.26	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-11-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-11-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	0	1.24	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-07-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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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.