Fruit Cove, St. Johns County

WENDY'S #405

2754 RACE TRACK RD, Fruit Cove, FL 32259

FoodSeating
Latest violations
6
1 High Priority
Jul 25, 2025
City
Fruit Cove
County
St. Johns
Status
Closed
Inspections
8

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.

Jul 25, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 6

12A-17-4

Detail 23903212

High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washing hands at hand wash station by triple sink for less then 10 seconds for the entire process.

22-02-4

Detail 23903209

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Fryer baskets in fryers on cook line. Interior of reach in cooler drawers under make line. Interior of reach in freezer drawers under warming station next to fryers.

32-07-5

Detail 23903214

Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Men's bathroom.

36-73-4

Detail 23903210

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under front counter. Under fryer station. In storage room by bathrooms. Around tanks in back of prep area. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 23903211

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in cooler at drive through. Warming unit between fryer stations and drive through. Repeat Violation

25-06-4

Detail 23903213

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stack of to go lids on cook line, lids inverted Corrected On-Site

Mar 6, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

12A-27-4

Detail 23609757

High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs then contained to handle clean equipment with washing hands between tasks.

36-73-4

Detail 23609758

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under soda machine at drive through area. Under warming unit next to fryers on cook line. Under triple sink around drain. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 23609756

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around door frames of reach in cooler drawers on cook and make line.

Aug 7, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 6, 2024

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 3Basic: 2Total: 10

22-49-4

Detail 23034389

High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. In use dish machine reading 0ppm, no sanitizer of any kind hooked up to dish machine. Establishment has sanitizer for their triple sink for manual ware washing. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

01B-02-5

Detail 23034384

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. individual creamers (46F - Cold Holding); individual sour cream (49F - Cold Holding); individual milks (54F - Cold Holding); individual butters (49F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at drive through area, no one is able to determine how long items have been out of temperature control and per employees all items have been in cooler since the previous day without any preparation.

03A-02-5

Detail 23034391

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual creamers (46F - Cold Holding); individual sour cream (49F - Cold Holding); individual milks (54F - Cold Holding); individual butters (49F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at drive through area, no one is able to determine how long items have been out of temperature control and per employees all items have been in cooler since the previous day without any preparation. Warning

03F-02-5

Detail 23034387

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. For cut lettuce and cut tomatoes in top section of reach in cooler on make line.

41-10-4

Detail 23034390

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of glass cleaner at front counter stored over to go cups, packets of crackers and mustard. Bottles of soap stored with paper towels in closest next to bathrooms.

31B-02-4

Detail 23034383

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station by office. At hand wash station in drive through area. At hand wash station in women's bathroom.

31B-03-4

Detail 23034386

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station in men's bathroom.

27-16-4

Detail 23034382

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Water shut off at hand wash station near triple sink, water is able to be turned back on.

36-73-4

Detail 23034388

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under reach in cooler and soda machine at drive through area. Under front counter.

33-38-4

Detail 23034385

Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. At hand wash station by front counter.

Jan 23, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 2Total: 4

22-41-4

Detail 22582134

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. In use dish machine reading 0ppm, machine ran multiple times, retested at 100ppm. Corrected On-Site

08A-02-6

Detail 22582133

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open bag of raw chicken patties in standing reach in freezer stored over open bag of cooked sausage patties, bags rearranged. Corrected On-Site

50-09-4

Detail 22582131

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

51-18-6

Detail 22582132

Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.

Aug 2, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 5Total: 5

24-05-4

Detail 22168847

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket stored on the side of the bulk ice bin not stored inverted or covered. Operator inverted the ice bucket. Corrected On-Site

24-08-4

Detail 22168848

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf over the prep station, clean metal containers stacked while wet. Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 22168850

Basic - Food stored on floor. On the back side of the main cook line, container of potatoes stored in the floor. Under the main cook line jugs of fryer oil stored in the floor. In the prep area, soda syrup box stored in the floor. Operator relocated all items from the floor. Corrected On-Site

12B-13-4

Detail 22168849

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Two open beverages stored in the middle shelf of the reach in freezer on the main cook line. Operator removed the open beverages from the reach in freezer. Corrected On-Site

06-01-5

Detail 22168851

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In the three compartment sink, chili beans thawing in standing water. Operator turned on cold running water. Corrected On-Site

Dec 27, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 4Total: 6

31A-11-4

Detail 21659200

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee hand wash sink at the end of the cook linen closest to the office area has grill cleaning paddle in the sink. Operator removed the grill cleaner from the hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site

27-16-4

Detail 21659201

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. At time of inspection hand wash sink closest to the three compartment sink auto faucet not functioning, sensor not recognizing when hands are placed in front of faucet. Operator placed a maintenance order for the hand wash sink. Corrective Action Taken

22-20-5

Detail 21659197

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of the bulk ice bin has mold like substance spots on top of the deflector plate. Operator had employee clean and sanitize the ice bin deflector plate. Corrected On-Site

08B-49-4

Detail 21659198

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the walk in cooler, employee pizza box stored on shelf over packages of cheese sauce. Operator voluntarily discarded the employee pizza. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

24-08-4

Detail 21659202

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf in the prep area, clean plastic and metal containers stacked while wet. Repeat Violation

51-18-6

Detail 21659199

Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. At time of inspection no copy of last inspection available.

Aug 25, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 5

03F-02-5

Detail 21304806

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. At time of inspection, sliced cheese held on the main cook line on time as public health control with no time marking available. Operator states the cheese was put on the main cook line one hour before and placed a time marking sticker on the container of cheese. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 21304804

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At the front service counter standup reach in cooler, mold like substance buildup in the cooler door gaskets. Operator began wiping clean and sanitizing the door gaskets. On the main cook line pull out doors to the reach in cooler, build up of food debris on the top of the cooler door gaskets. Corrective Action Taken

08B-49-4

Detail 21304807

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the standup reach in cooler at the front service counter, employee personal cake stored over containers of half and half to be sold to customers. Operator relocated the employee personal food to the proper storage location. Corrected On-Site

24-08-4

Detail 21304808

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the dry storage shelf in the prep area by the walk in cooler door, clean plastic containers stacked while wet. Operator took down the clean containers to be rewashed. Corrective Action Taken

23-03-4

Detail 21304805

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At the soda dispenser in the lobby area, mold like substance spots on the underside of the soda dispenser to the side of the soda nozzle. Operator cleaned and sanitized the soda dispenser. Corrected On-Site