Visit 01 — Routine - Food
Apr 6, 2026
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionNo violations on record for this visit
This visit closed with no further action required.
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
License No. 6306821|Public Food Service Establishment|Polk County, FloridaInspected Apr 6, 2026
State of Florida Inspection Record
WENDY'S 597
1520 BROADWAY AVE N, BARTOW, FL 33830
WENDY'S 597 runs one of the cleanest kitchens in the region — zero high-priority violations in the past year. Eat with confidence. The trailing-year record shows 1 violation, including 0 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Spotless
99.0
Trailing year of inspections
How this kitchen compares
Against BARTOW
Scores higher than 96% of the 56 inspected restaurants in BARTOW on the trailing-year record.
Against Polk County
0 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — below the Polk County average of 0.8.
This kitchen0
County average0.8
Below county average
Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.
The Inspection Record
7 inspectionsFull available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
Visit 02 — Routine - Food
Oct 21, 2025
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionShelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Earlier history — outside the scoring window
Visit 03 — Complaint Partial
May 20, 2025
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionNo violations on record for this visit
This visit closed with no further action required.
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 04 — Routine - Food
Mar 14, 2025
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionShelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 05 — Food-Licensing Inspection
Aug 29, 2024
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionNo violations on record for this visit
This visit closed with no further action required.
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 06 — Routine - Food
Dec 6, 2023
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionShelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 07 — Routine - Food
Jul 18, 2023
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionFood held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.
High-priority
Roaches, rodents, flies, or other pests present — or doors and openings that let them in not protected.
High-priority
Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
Basic
Plumbing not installed or maintained properly — leaks, mop sink issues, unserviced water filters, or missing backflow prevention.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
What the violations mean
Violation categories, explained
Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.
Shelves, counters, equipment exteriors, and handles must be kept clean. These surfaces do not touch food directly, but hands move between them and food constantly.
On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 2 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.
† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.
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The inspection record above comes straight from the state's files.
Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 6306821 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.
Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search
Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site