At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
98/ 100 · 2 points taken off
1 problem found · Routine county inspection · Apr 10, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Wendy's got about the same as most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Wendy's?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
We review Santa Clara County health data to make this report. We are not the County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health.
Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
For Wendy's' team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Wendy's. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Wendy's first; we check that you run it.
Your whole team can help. Each person gets one next step, and everyone can see what's done.
This is my place: claim Wendy'sWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Equipment in poor repairThe county found: “Under counter refrigeration has a damaged door handle. [CA] Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed…”
Then the next one.
Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12.
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What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
Left alone, or fixed together
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (10 → 2). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestApr 10, 2026Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 98 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 10, 2026.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Under counter refrigeration has a damaged door handle. [CA] Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed to be durable and retain characteristic qualities under normal use conditions. Make repairs.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Are you Wendy's? Fix it
EarlierAug 18, 2025Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured milk bottles at 52F; per PIC, the bottom drawer was removed for cleaning which elevated temperature. Per PIC, milk was placed in drawer about 2.5 hours before inspection. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [SA] TPHC procedures were implemented; discard milk at 4 hours from when removed from temperature control. Staff added ice around the milk and the bottom drawer was placed back in unit.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Observed pink organic growth on the right soda machine drip tray. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
EarlierNov 21, 2024Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Minor leakage from faucet for 3 compartment sink when water turned on. [CA] Repair leakage.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Water temperature for pre-mixed hand wash sink in restroom measured at 71F Max. [CA] Handwashing facilities equipped with a mixing valve that is not readily adjustable at the faucet, shall provide warm water at least 100°F, but not greater than 108°F.
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
What you can do
As a customer of Wendy's, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
About this record
Opens the county's own page for this place.
Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
100 means the inspector found no problems. Santa Clara County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.
The county posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection, and gives routine inspections a score. In the county's data, a routine inspection with no violations listed scored 100, and the score drops as violations are found. The county's page does not say which scores or findings give each color: ask the department.
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 98 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.