Wendys Old Fashioned Hamburger
6700 Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32605 · Permanent Food Service · License 1101214
What drove the grade
Live, small flying insects found
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 20 routine inspection3 high priority (2 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate, 3 basic (1 repeat)-16
- Safety score84
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 20, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165°F for 15 seconds within 2 hours.
Observed : at 1 hour and 50 minutes, per the time mark, reheated chili was only at 135°. This was split into smaller pans and placed in the oven.
Fixed on the spot
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Observed lack of back flow device on the non chemical side of the splitter in the mop sink.
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found
Observed : 1 flying insect on the front line drink dispensers.
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Observed : the Freestyle soda machine has build up on the multiport dispenser. ALSO, the bulk ketchup dispenser in the dining area has dried ketchup on the underside of the spout.
Basic3
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed : the top of the dish wash machine and the chemical containers on top have an accumulation of soil/debris.
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
Observed : floor tile chipped throughout.
Code 51, Other sanitary and safe operation: No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Observed : lack of a visible choking poster.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.