Merritt Island, Brevard County

WENDYS

10 W MERRITT ISLAND CSWY, Merritt Island, FL 32952

FoodSeating
Latest violations
0
No violations
Apr 24, 2024
City
Merritt Island
County
Brevard
Status
Ownership Changed
Inspections
10

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Apr 24, 2024

Complaint Partial

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 16, 2024

Complaint Full

Emergency Order Callback Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 16, 2024

Complaint Full

Emergency order recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 4

28-13-5

Detail 22564699

High Priority - Raw sewage on ground of establishment. Operator dumped mop bucket in mop sink during inspection. Floor drains in kitchen immediately overflowed. Warning

22-02-4

Detail 22564698

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Surface area surrounding dispenser nozzle of ice cream machine at front counter has an accumulation of mold like substance

23-03-4

Detail 22564700

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Surface area surrounding hoods has an accumulation of grease dripping

32-24-4

Detail 22564697

Basic - Operator does not permit customers to use bathroom. Operator is not allowing customers to access restrooms. Stated that if toilets are flushed they will overflow on to ground Warning

Aug 31, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

Basic: 13Total: 13

36-32-5

Detail 22244922

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. One not filling in dry storage stock room. - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

24-07-4

Detail 22244923

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Stainless steel cover in walk in cooler, stored on floor in walk in cooler - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

14-74-7

Detail 22244919

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Top cold holding well not maintaining 41F or below. Do not use unit until to hold tcs product until repairs has completed - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Cold holding unit repair is called , items for cold, holding placed on existing time plan Time Extended

13-07-4

Detail 22244921

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Hourly on grill has multiple hoop earrings - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

13-04-4

Detail 22244924

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

14-10-4

Detail 22244916

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Upright reach in cooler shelving coating is broken and missing - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

36-01-4

Detail 22244925

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Under and behind equipment floors need clean, walk in freezer floor soiled and standing water observed in multiple places throughout location - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

36-17-5

Detail 22244917

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Multiple area through out location, - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

10-08-5

Detail 22244927

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In ice machine - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

23-03-4

Detail 22244926

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. Front counter area under counters with condiments are soiled Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

35B-05-4

Detail 22244915

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 5 to 8 live flies doing operations, observed drive through window not close between customers, no air curtains in place. Observed gap on back door Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

25-06-4

Detail 22244920

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Back room from drive through open case stored under Frayed edge ceiling tiles - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

08B-17-4

Detail 22244918

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed strawberries and tomatoes in walk in cooler stored above ready to eat / prep foods lettuce and tomatoes - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-31: Time Extended

Aug 28, 2023

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 2Basic: 13Total: 18

29-45-4

Detail 22239697

High Priority - Hose attached to faucet at three-compartment/food preparation/handwash/mop sink eliminating required air gap.

35A-02-6

Detail 22239704

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed live flies between 5 and 8 observed. Per supervisor on duty's Selina Lui next callback required. Observed no corrections actions taken by management. Warning

03A-02-5

Detail 22239698

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. under counter reach in cooler raw packages hamburger/ Pattie's ambient air ; (43F - Cold Holding); on top cold holding next to grill front raw hamburger 45 mins prior (51F - Cold Holding); same product in the back 30 mins prior (44F - Cold Holding); line check done at 8:30 this morning () operator place product in another cold holding unit no change in temperature, other then product at 51F was cook and serve in 30 min time limit. Per store manager unit was recently repaired but still hold temperature 41 and below. Warning

11-26-1

Detail 22239706

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Junanita employee 7-31-23 no agreement sign

05-06-4

Detail 22239702

Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit, digital prob thermometer not working batteries change still not working, AM line check but still not working, only probe thermometer on site. Warning

36-32-5

Detail 22239700

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. One not filling in dry storage stock room.

24-07-4

Detail 22239707

Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Stainless steel cover in walk in cooler, stored on floor in walk in cooler

14-74-7

Detail 22239699

Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Top cold holding well not maintaining 41F or below. Do not use unit until to hold tcs product until repairs has completed

13-07-4

Detail 22239705

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Hourly on grill has multiple hoop earrings

13-04-4

Detail 22239709

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.

14-10-4

Detail 22239701

Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Upright reach in cooler shelving coating is broken and missing

36-01-4

Detail 22239703

Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Under and behind equipment floors need clean, walk in freezer floor soiled and standing water observed in multiple places throughout location

36-17-5

Detail 22239711

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Multiple area through out location,

10-08-5

Detail 22239696

Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In ice machine

23-03-4

Detail 22239695

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. Front counter area under counters with condiments are soiled Repeat Violation

35B-05-4

Detail 22239712

Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 5 to 8 live flies doing operations, observed drive through window not close between customers, no air curtains in place. Observed gap on back door Warning

25-06-4

Detail 22239708

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Back room from drive through open case stored under Frayed edge ceiling tiles

08B-17-4

Detail 22239710

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed strawberries and tomatoes in walk in cooler stored above ready to eat / prep foods lettuce and tomatoes

Mar 8, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

32-05-4

Detail 21840532

Basic - Bathroom facility in disrepair. Women bathroom not in working order. Mens bathroom is working. Need to make mens room available for both until womens room is fix.

08B-38-4

Detail 21840533

Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of chicken on floor in walk in freezer

Oct 31, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

23-03-4

Detail 21536539

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease dripping from fire suppression lines over fryers

Feb 14, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 7

03F-02-5

Detail 20857213

High Priority - 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. No time mark for tomatoes and lettuce and cheese Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 20857210

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sliced tomatoes walk in cooler Corrected On-Site

24-08-4

Detail 20857209

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.

23-03-4

Detail 20857208

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets sm cooler in front

16-46-4

Detail 20857211

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Above triple sink Corrected On-Site

12B-13-4

Detail 20857207

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in walk in cooler Corrected On-Site

29-49-6

Detail 20857212

Basic - Standing water in bottom of walk in-cooler.

Sep 7, 2021

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

28-02-4

Detail 20486275

Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Parking lot with multiple pot holes holding water.

14-09-4

Detail 20486277

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards used on drive thru cold well to hot grill area warped, not smoothie and easily cleanable

36-01-4

Detail 20486276

Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Floors and walls behind and under equipment in need of cleaning. Ceiling air vents and a few ceiling tiles in need of cleaning Low grout on floors in prep areas in kitchen and serve areas Floor of walk in freezer soiled with old food Standing water floors of prep area Cracked floor tiles,drive thru window area

Aug 30, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Basic: 1Total: 5

12A-27-4

Detail 20468357

High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed cook crack whole raw shell eggs while wearing glove, then moved to timer board and touched surfaces with removing gloves and hand washing, recorrected action with team member and reeducated. Corrected On-Site

41-10-4

Detail 20468359

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of degreaser stored with microwave, corrected Corrected On-Site

53A-01-7

Detail 20468358

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Tatiana smith with no proof of training.

53A-05-6

Detail 20468361

Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 5 team members in site, no is manager but no proof of food managers training on site.

36-01-4

Detail 20468360

Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. under and behind equipment, floors, baseboards and walls in need of cleaning. Ceiling tile and air vents in kitchen/prep areas in need of cleaning or repair. Low ground in kitchen / prep areas holding standing water Floor of walk in freezer not smooth and easily cleanable Cracked floor tiles in kitchen / prep areas Repeat Violation