WENDY'S 12729
15753 SOUTHERN BLVD · LOXAHATCHEE · Palm Beach County · FL 33470
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. At front counter: while scooping French fries with bare hands Cashier touched fries while packing it. Operator trained employee on proper handoff RTE food with gloves. Employee wear gloves **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Single door reach in freezer: raw chicken stored over French toast. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At make table in prep area: shredded cheese (47F – Cold Holding); ghost pepper cheese (47F – Cold Holding) Not prepared or portioned today. As per operator, was held from overnight. See stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At make table in prep area: shredded cheese (47F – Cold Holding); ghost pepper cheese (47F – Cold Holding) Not prepared or portioned today. As per operator, was held from overnight. See stop sale.
03E-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. At front counter near prep area: cooked chili 133F at 9:32 ; 150F at 10:07am. Reheating since 8am as per operator. Food did not reheat to 165F within 2 hours. Operator removed to conventional oven to reheat to +165F. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 2
11-01-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge failed to notify the division of employee diagnosed with Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi) or Salmonella (nontyphoidal). Provided poster to operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In chemical holder near front counter: Spray bottle of blue chemical not labeled. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 2
32-12-5Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No bin with a closed lid provided in female bathroom.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At cook line: Oil dripping from hood.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 18, 2026 12:38 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.