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Solid Health Score
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WENDY'S 1769 in PALATKA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 24, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 10 total violations — 2 critical, 1 major, 7 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on August 24, 2026 shows 10 observation rows: 2 critical, 1 major, and 7 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door gasket torn at bottom of door. Ice build up on floor of walk in freezer and on back wall under compressor.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dining room soda dispenser nozzle has syrup residue build up.
- [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean plastic containers stacked while wet.
- [29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Sandwich station reach in cooler with standing water at base of cooler under cheese container.
- [08B-39-4] Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed tomatoes being cut straight from the box and not washed prior to being sliced.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease buildup on filter of grill station hood system. Reach in cooler sandwich station door gasket has mold like substance build up.
- [03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In cook line steam table, beer cheese (107F - Hot Holding) operator placed back into microwave and reheated, beer cheese second temperature (176F - Hot Holding)
- [10-06-5] In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Sandwich station reach in cooler bulk cheese bin with scoop handle in contact with the product.
- [12A-12-4] Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee on cook line handling raw beef and placing on grill then dunk hands in sanitizer solution and rub wiping cloth on back of hands. Discussed with operator and operator intervened and had employee switch sanitizer solution.
- [36-73-4] Floors, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor along driveway through window area with build up of food debris. Floor at back hallway by grease receptacle has build up of grease on the ground. Air conditioner vent by walk in cooler soiled with mold like substance.
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