Wingstop
Last inspected: Nov 5, 2025
64
Score
Inspectors have visited Wingstop five times, with records going back to 2022. Wingstop was last inspected on Nov 5, 2025. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near six violations per visit.
Across the inspection history, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded four times.
Wingstop's latest score of 64 falls below the Gainesville average of 75. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
5
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 5, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
64
Jan 24, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket tested over 400ppm, operator added water retested at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-15-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Area around soda nozzle on drink machine. Water dispenser of tea machine.
22-02-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on shelf above reach in cooler/sauce toss area, manager moved phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. When the back door of kitchen is fully closed you can see sun shining through at the bottom left corner indicating a door gap.
35B-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Tape dispenser soiled on cooks line. The bottom air vent of bun toaster. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Sheet pans on cart between cook line and office area, old food bits/debris has fallen onto pans, manager moved pans to dish area to be cleaned and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
16-48-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of togo boxes on floor in storage closet, operator placed up off of floor. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
61
Nov 30, 2023
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Blanched potatoes no time mark, employee placed time mark on item reflecting that item has been out of cooler for 1 hour. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Back pack on top of sugar bag on dry storage rack, operator moved bag. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not rinsed between washing and sanitizing. Employee washing dishes then straight into sanitizing solution causing soap suds in sanitizer solution.
16-16-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior reach in freezer next to fryers. The back piece of fryers. The bottom rack on the cooling rack inside reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Black Togo boxes on cheese warmer and paper wing boats on shelf next to cheese warmer. Employee flipped boxes over. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in cooler across from cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
67
Feb 13, 2023
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bucket on shelf next to housemade sauces on cooks line.
41-10-4
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee shaving carrots in the prep area no gloves. Employee put gloves on.
09-01-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (48F - Cold Holding) in large bucket in ice. Employee placed lid on container to contain cold air. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Utensil stored inside Handwash sink by Three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
53B-13-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets on cooks line. The back of fryers. Interior reach in freezer. Fry cooling rack plastic covers soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Black Togo boxes on cooks line with the food contact surface upwards. **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. On cooks line across from fryers.
29-49-6
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop head stored on floor by mop sink.
42-01-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk seasoning containers on dry storage shelves. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In the middle dry storage hallway. Floor soiled inside walk in freezer. Wall soiled by Three compartment sink. Wall at mop sink area soiled.
36-22-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket stored on shelf above brown single service papers and silver pot.
40-06-5
37
Aug 23, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken wings at cookline stored on ice 41-54F. Manager added more ice to cool chicken. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink next to 3-compartment sink blocked by trash can and boxes; bucket in sink. Manager removed boxes, can, and bucket. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Stacked bins next 3-compartment sink were stored while still wet.
24-08-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of hot sauce stored on A/C equipment closet floor.
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reachin cooler at cookline soiled gasket with food debris.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of cups on floor next to ice machine. Manager opened case and stored cups properly. Food box liners stored on shelf with dirty linens on top. Manager removed dirty linens. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4
Basic - Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. Dirty linen aprons hanging on shelf corner and on top of box of liners on shelving unit across from 3-compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
21-14-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Quaternary ammonium level in sanitizer bucket tested at 0ppm. Manager made fresh solution, 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-08-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Dry storage area seasoning containers (pitchers) not labeled.
02D-01-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Wingstop last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Wingstop on file is from Nov 5, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Wingstop?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Wingstop.
How does Wingstop compare to other restaurants in Gainesville?
Wingstop most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the Gainesville average of 75.
Has Wingstop's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Wingstop have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Wingstop 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 Wingstop inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Wingstop is inspected around two times per year on average.
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