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WENDY'S #23 receives B in Gwinnett County health inspection

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2385 Mall of Georgia Blvd Buford, GA 30519

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WENDY'S #23 received a B, scoring 88 out of 100, in a Gwinnett County food-service inspection on Nov 6, 2026. The official report lists two findings. [1]

Inspection score

88/100Grade BOfficial inspection

Inspection summary

Inspection purpose: Routine

The report states: “At time of inspection, observed employee enter the kitchen from the dining room while holding cell phone and proceed to prepare French fries without first washing hands.” [2]

The inspector also observed certified food safety manager (CFSM) place raw hamburger meat on the grill with bare hands and painted/artificial fingernails. [3]

What inspectors found

Read the official report

Showing 2 of 2 findings

  1. Handwashing

    Item 2-1B
    At time of inspection, observed employee enter the kitchen from the dining room while holding cell phone and proceed to prepare French fries without first washing hands. Employees must wash hands and exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service articles, and: 1) after touching exposed body parts; 2) after using the toilet room; 3) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; 4)after coughing, sneezing, using tobacco, eating, or drinking; 5) after handling soiled equipment or utensils; 6) during food preparation, as often as needed to remove soil and…
    Inspector’s full note

    Code .03(5)(c)

    At time of inspection, observed employee enter the kitchen from the dining room while holding cell phone and proceed to prepare French fries without first washing hands. Employees must wash hands and exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service articles, and: 1) after touching exposed body parts; 2) after using the toilet room; 3) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; 4)after coughing, sneezing, using tobacco, eating, or drinking; 5) after handling soiled equipment or utensils; 6) during food preparation, as often as needed to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; 7) when switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; 8) before putting on gloves; 9) after engaging in other activities that contaminate hands; 10) a second time when entering the kitchen from using the restroom. (P) Corrective Actions: French fries were discarded. Employee washed hands. Discussed that employees must always wash hands when entering the kitchen and after handling personal items.
    Official report · Item 2-1B ↗
    No correction or repeat marker recorded.
  2. Personal cleanliness

    Item 12B
    Observed certified food safety manager (CFSM) place raw hamburger meat on the grill with bare hands and painted/artificial fingernails. Employees shall keep their fingernails clean and trimmed to no longer than the tips of the fingers. Unless wearing gloves in good repair, a food employee may not wear fingernail polish or artificial fingernails when working with exposed food. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Hamburgers were discarded. CFSM washed hands and donned gloves.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code .03(5)(f)

    Observed certified food safety manager (CFSM) place raw hamburger meat on the grill with bare hands and painted/artificial fingernails. Employees shall keep their fingernails clean and trimmed to no longer than the tips of the fingers. Unless wearing gloves in good repair, a food employee may not wear fingernail polish or artificial fingernails when working with exposed food. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Hamburgers were discarded. CFSM washed hands and donned gloves.
    Official report · Item 12B ↗
    No correction or repeat marker recorded.

Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.

Inspection history 1

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  1. This report
    88/100B
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Record details & methodology
Authority
Gwinnett County
Inspection ID
D64DA16D-896A-45B8-B44D-10031BE60231
Facility ID
A33CF604-1007-4A96-9FB5-B12D9B368BF5
Record captured
Venue address source
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Scores and findings describe the dated inspection, not current operating conditions. A correction deadline does not establish whether an issue remained unresolved afterward.

Findings quote the official report captured . “Corrected on site” and “repeat” reflect explicit report markers. “COS” and “CA” in the inspector’s notes refer to corrections and corrective actions; an instruction to act is not proof that it was completed.

History links the same official facility ID within the issuing authority and may omit intervening inspections. Same-day results have no inferred sequence. Report excerpts follow source order, not a severity ranking.

This report comes from Gwinnett County. History includes only this authority’s exact facility ID.

Georgia’s grading scale
A
90–100
B
80–89
C
70–79
U
0–69
Georgia food-service rules ↗

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