Wendy's
B1250 W Broadway Rd, Tempe 85282
Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2502593
Score based on 2 scored inspections on record, weighted toward recent visits (one-year half-life). How scoring works
County record last checked Sep 21, 2026.
Score over time
Inspection history2 on record
2026
May 13, 2026Routine1 priority1 foundation1 coreB
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Reviewed and discussed: chemical spray bottle storage procedures. Reminder: All drain lines need to maintain 1 inch air gap to floor drains. Of note: Low temperature chlorine dish machine is not in working order.
Inspector's notes
Observed employee with white painted nails on all fingers and thumbs directly touching raw meat hamburger patties. Notified Person In Charge (PIC). PIC directed employee to wash hands and put on gloves during food preparation.====Employee working with exposed food with rough fingernails; or wearing fingernail polish without a glove; or wearing artificial nails without a glove. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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2-302.11 - Priority Foundation: Maintenance-Fingernails. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4573/AMC-Toolbox---Handwashing.
Inspector's notes
***2nd Consecutive Violation*** Observed inside main walk in freezer fan unit with heavy ice build up on back of unit and drain lines. Notified Person In Charge (PIC). Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.
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Repeat Violation 4-501.11 - Core: Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment
Inspector's notes
Observed above the mop sink area with faucet with AVB directly attached via hose to chemical dispensar. Notified Person In Charge (PIC). PIC had employee remove hose attached to faucet with AVB. ===AVB with a water supply line directly feeding a chemical dispenser Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-205.12 (A) - Priority: Prohibiting a Cross Connection; Drinking Lines
2025
Sep 29, 2025Routine4 priority1 coreD
Discussed with the PIC about ensuring that written procedures for clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events is available onsite at all times and provided handout.Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.
Inspector's notes
Employee working at the front cash register went to handle and package cooked food items, drop fries to be cooked, and handle clean/ in use equipment at the fryer without washing hands. The employee was asked to wash hands and did so. FOOD EMPLOYEES shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms as immediately before engaging in FOOD preparation including working with exposed FOOD, clean EQUIPMENT and UTENSILS, and unwrapped SINGLESERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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PRIORITY VIOLATION-2-301.14 - Priority: When to Wash. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4573/AMC-Toolbox: Handwashing.
Inspector's notes
Employee directly handled cooked fries and a chicken nugget for customer order with bare hands. The employee was asked to discard the chicken that was handled with bare hands. *(The fries were sent out before they could be discarded.) Ensure that employees are limiting contamination of ready to eat foods by wearing gloves or by other approved methods. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-301.11(B) - Priority: Preventing Contamination from Hands. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4573/AMC-Toolbox: Handwashing.
Inspector's notes
Multiple boxes of raw beef stored directly on mayonnaise and asiago cheese in the walk in cooler. PIC relocated the beef to proper location. Ensure that food items are protected from cross contamination during storage, preparation, display. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection
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PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-302.11 (A1-2) - Priority: Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation, Packaging, and Segregation; Protection from Cross Contamination. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4621/AMC-Toolbox---Cross-Contamination.
Inspector's notes
Cooked diced eggs-49-50F and multiple prepped salads (taco, Caesar, apple pecan, and cobb)-46-52F in the reach in cooler under the make line. PIC stated that all items had been in the unit for an extended amount of time and discarded-see embargo form. Keep TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or below. *Ambient temperature of the reach in cooler under the make line unit was fluctuating between 43-48F. PIC stated that the unit would not be used for TCS food storage until it is maintaining 41F or below. Establishment has sufficient refrigeration. *PIC verified the temperatures of the food items using establishment thermometer. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-501.16(A)(2) and (B) - Priority: Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Cold Holding. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you.https://www.maricopa.gov/4576/AMC-Toolbox---Cold-Holding.
Inspector's notes
The left fan in the freezer is not working properly. Ensure that the equipment is repaired properly and maintained in good repair. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.
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4-501.11 - Core: Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment
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Data from Maricopa County Environmental Services public records, last checked Sep 21, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →