WENDY'S OLD FASHIONED HAMBURGERS
2290 GULF TO BAY BLVD · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33765
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
35A-02-5High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. Approximately 20 flies in storage room (adjacent to cook line) holding hamburger buns. Flies are landing on packages of buns. Approximately 5 flies on cook line. 1 fly on cook line in cut tomatoes. Approximately 5 flies behind cashier area near soda machine. 2 flies in dish area. 1 fly in hallway near restrooms. Manager called ecolab. Ecolab came last Sunday to service location. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw beef 46°f, raw beef 47°f, raw beef 45°f. Advised manager either move beef or put items on ice. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03F-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Cut lettuce and cut tomatoes on time hold. Per manager cut lettuce has 4 hour time hold. Cut tomatoes have 6 hour time hold. Employees stated that food items were put on the line at 8:00am. Manager put appropriate time stamps on products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Quat sanitizer 0 ppm. Test strip failed to turn color. Used both inspector's test strips and establishment's. Small white cutting board, knives, and pans in sanitizer. Inspector also tried testing with chlorine test strip (0 ppm). Manager began refilling wash and sanitizer compartments. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-03-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 1 fly landed on cut tomatoes (1/6 pan) on cook line. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-28-4Intermediate – Interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue. Ice buildup and food debris in bottom of silver Hoshizaki freezer. **Warning**
16-52-4Intermediate – Wash solution in three-compartment sink less than 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Wash water at 102°f. Dishes actively washing. Manager drained compartment and began refilling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 10
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee cup (containing coffee) with lid inverted (not sealed) next to microwave on cook line. Manager discarded beverage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-06-4Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cell phone on top of microwave. Cell phone next to microwave on cook line. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Walk in freezer located outside. Inspector can visibly see air escaping from inside freezer. **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under three compartment sink and dish area. **Warning**
08B-47-4Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Soda boxes approximately 1-2 inches off floor on shelf. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in freezer. Silver Hoshizaki reach in freezer and walk in freezer. **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In cooler that holds raw beef. Manager put new thermometer in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of togo cups on floor next to office. Employee moved box. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Large leak in pipe under three compartment sink. **Warning**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Buckets 0 ppm. Employees dumped buckets and began refilling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:58 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.