Wendys 1918
Last inspected: Feb 26, 2026
61
Score
The health department has logged nine inspections at Wendys 1918, the earliest from 2022. On Feb 26, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.
The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around four violations to closer to eight violations.
“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris” comes up most often, recorded five times in the inspection record.
Restaurants in Ocala average 78, so Wendys 1918 trails the local norm. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
9
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 26, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee touched head then placed napkins and straw in bag without washing hands.
12A-25-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Thick buildup on soda nozzle in dining room. Thick build up on soda nozzle near drive thru window.
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Part of ceiling tile hanging down near back door.
36-32-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Female employee wearing ring with a heart gem scooping ice. **Repeat Violation**
13-07-4
Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Door of reach in cooler under hot holding grill falls off when open. Door has an out of order sign.
14-10-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Back tank on toilet not working properly leading to restroom being placed out of order.
29-08-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor in chemical closet has accumulation of trash and cleaning supplies. Wall behind ice machine soiled with dust. Several ceiling tiles soiled with dust or food debris. Floor in back of dry storage area has a build up of grease. **Repeat Violation**
36-50-4
61
Aug 27, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 11 violations
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. Blue cheese and shredded cheese missing time stamp from 1 PM.
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Black substance on top wall of ice bin under freestyle machine at drive thru. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Female employee rinsed and filled stainless steel cup at hand sink located at front counter.
31A-11-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Male employee wearing watch on wrist while preparing food.
13-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Freestyle fountain machine not working. Gasket is no longer attached on door of cooler under fry station. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Grease build up on pad next to dumpster. **Repeat Violation**
33-20-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Chicken filet sitting on top of bag of chicken in walk in freezer.
08B-12-5
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Walls soiled with dust and grease near cookline and walk in freezer. Ceiling tiles stained with grease. **Repeat Violation**
36-50-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One wet blue towel in cabinet under hand sink at front counter. One wet blue towel in empty pan near front counter.
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Taki seasoning at front counter with no label.
02D-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Front of drawers above grill near drive thru soiled with food debris and grease. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
47
May 8, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in front counter warmer: French toast (123F - Hot Holding). Manager stated French toast placed in warmer 30 minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager voluntarily discarded French toast. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored on prep table across from three compartment sink: cream cheese (58F - Cold Holding). Manager stated cream cheese placed on counter two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed cream cheese in ice bath to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Walk-in cooler shelves. Water nozzle of tea machine next to office. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket of reach-in freezer below front counter warmer torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler fan covers. Grate of drive thru soda machine. Front counter reach-in freezer gasket. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster door. Side door to dumpster opener.
33-16-4
Basic - Soiled floors/carpeting. Floor in back of kitchen in dry storage area greasy.
36-10-4
55
Nov 13, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 11, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flies observed in kitchen area.
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Drive-through soda machine nozzle soiled with mold-like substances. Microwave nterior soiled with old food debris and grease accumulation.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Manager certification expired 8-2-2024. **Warning**
53A-02-7
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents and tiles soiled with dust and grease accumulation.
36-34-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in cooler gaskets torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor of walk-in cooler and kitchen area.
36-22-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with mold like substances and old food debris. Drive-through soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substances.
23-03-4
58
Nov 8, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee at prep table leave station to go to the walk-in-cooler and get food supplies. Employee returned to prep table and began preparing food orders without washing hands and chainging gloves. Discussed with Manager and she spoke to employee **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-09-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed online cook wearing a wrist watch. Advised manager, and she spoke to online cook. **Corrective Action Taken**
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed online cook not wearing a hair restraint or a beard guard. Also on line cook was wearing soiled jeans.. Advised manager and she spoke to on line cook.
13-02-4
Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed floor soiled with oil behind fryer and grease tank in back of kitchen **Repeat Violation**
36-01-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.\ Observed ice build up behind cooling unit in walk-in-freezer
14-69-4
70
Jul 19, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed strawberry frosty mix at 49F at front counter. Manager discarded mix and put in new mix. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed floor soil with oil in the dry goods storage area
36-01-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed produce (starwberry ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( cut leafy greens ) in walk in cooler
08B-17-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in a manner not allowed to dry. Stored in bucket of water
42-01-4
74
Feb 15, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken stored over an opened bag of breakfast potatoes. The chicken was place below. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
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. Observed no time marks for the hamburger at the grill station. The adjusted time was added. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed yellow spray on the front line by the lemonade dispenser. The spray was moved to cleaning. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a water pitcher filled at the front line hand wash sink. The manager instructed the staff to use the three sink in the future. **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-11-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed a pack of cigarettes stored on the back microwave. These were placed in the office. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
55
Nov 7, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave on prep table near triple sink soiled. Soda nozzle on fountain machine in drive thru has build up. Interior of reach in make table near front counter soiled.
22-02-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up on boxes under fans in walk in bread freezer behind establishment. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Clean, single-use gloves not handled in a sanitary manner. Used glove on make table near drive thru. Employee discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
25-30-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. One drink on prep table near office. One opened bottle of water on shelf over grill on cookline. All were moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. One pair of tongs on cookie box handle at front counter. One pair of tongs on drawer handle on cookline. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around doors of two reach in coolers on cookline soiled. Gaskets soiled on reach in cooler near drive thru. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Cases of tomatoes on shelf over bags of lettuce and trays of cut onions.
08B-17-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One towel on cookline. Employee discarded towel. **Corrective Action Taken**
21-12-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Wendys 1918 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Wendys 1918 on file is from Feb 26, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Wendys 1918?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Wendys 1918.
How does Wendys 1918 compare to other restaurants in Ocala?
Wendys 1918 most recently scored 61 out of 100, which is lower than the Ocala average of 78.
Has Wendys 1918's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Wendys 1918 have averaged around eight violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Wendys 1918 means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Wendys 1918 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Wendys 1918 is inspected around three times per year on average.
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