Wendy's #405

2754 Race Track Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32259
American
Last inspected: Jul 25, 2025
64
Score
Medium Risk

Across the available record, Wendy's #405 has eight inspections on file, the first dated 2022. The most recent report on file is from Jul 25, 2025. When a facility lands in medium risk territory, it usually means a mixed inspection result.

Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around three violations compared to roughly six violations earlier on.

Looking across the full record, “equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting” is the recurring theme, flagged three times.

By comparison, the average Jacksonville facility scores 74, putting Wendy's #405 on the weaker side. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.

8
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jul 25, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
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.
12A-17-4
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.
22-02-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stack of to go lids on cook line, lids inverted **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Men's bathroom.
32-07-5
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**
36-73-4
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**
23-03-4
64
Mar 6, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
78
Aug 7, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 6, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 10 violations
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.
01B-02-5
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**
03A-02-5
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.
03F-02-5
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.
41-10-4
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**
22-49-4
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.
27-16-4
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-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station in men's bathroom.
31B-03-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under reach in cooler and soda machine at drive through area. Under front counter.
36-73-4
Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. At hand wash station by front counter.
33-38-4
32
Jan 23, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
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**
22-41-4
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**
08A-02-6
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
50-09-4
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
51-18-6
67
Aug 2, 2023
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
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**
24-05-4
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**
24-08-4
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**
08B-38-4
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**
12B-13-4
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**
06-01-5
78
Dec 27, 2022
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
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**
31A-11-4
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**
27-16-4
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**
22-20-5
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**
08B-49-4
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**
24-08-4
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. At time of inspection no copy of last inspection available.
51-18-6
67
Aug 25, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 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. 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**
03F-02-5
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**
22-02-4
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**
24-08-4
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**
23-03-4
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**
08B-49-4
67

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Wendy's #405 last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Wendy's #405 on file is from Jul 25, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Wendy's #405?

Across the inspection record, “equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Wendy's #405.

How does Wendy's #405 compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?

Wendy's #405 most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.

Has Wendy's #405's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Wendy's #405 have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Wendy's #405 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 Wendy's #405 inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Wendy's #405 is inspected around three times per year on average.