335 DUVAL ST UNIT #1, KEY WEST, FL 33040
WENDY'S RESTAURANT #9144 keeps a clean kitchen by state inspection standards. Only minor issues noted in the past year. The trailing-year record shows 2 violations, including 1 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Scores higher than 65% of the 297 inspected restaurants in KEY WEST on the trailing-year record.
1 high-priority violation on the trailing-year record — below the Monroe County average of 2.9.
Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
Plumbing not installed or maintained properly — leaks, mop sink issues, unserviced water filters, or missing backflow prevention.
Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
Hands not washed or gloves not changed when required, or employees eating, drinking, or smoking in food areas.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Mops, brooms, and other cleaning and maintenance equipment stored or maintained improperly.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Clean equipment and utensils stored improperly or not air-dried.
Mops, brooms, and other cleaning and maintenance equipment stored or maintained improperly.
The establishment's license expired, not obtained, or not properly displayed.
This visit closed with no further action required.
Food from an unapproved supplier, unsafe or spoiled food, missing shellfish harvest tags, or raw fish without required parasite destruction.
Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Missing or inaccurate food and equipment thermometers.
Handwash sink missing, blocked, or used for other purposes, or missing soap, towels, or the handwash sign.
Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).
Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Employee jackets, phones, drinks, or other personal items stored where they can contaminate food.
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.
Plumbing must be installed and maintained — no leaks, a working mop sink, serviced water filters, and backflow prevention so dirty water can never siphon back into the clean supply.
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.
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. 5427991 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.