KFC

KFC's Florida stores average -0.71 high-priority violations per routine inspection relative to their county baseline (95% interval -0.77 to -0.65), below the county baseline. Rank 1 of 9 chicken brands, counted from furthest below the baseline.

-0.71vs county baseline, 95% interval -0.77 to -0.65

0.45 vs 1.16raw high-priority violations per routine inspection vs the baseline its stores face

239stores in 52 counties, 1,241 routine inspections, FY2023-24 to FY2025-26

The food: where these dishes come from

KFC is known for Southern fried chicken, biscuits and coleslaw. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

By fiscal year

Relative to the county baseline, first visits of routine inspections. Open circle and * = fiscal year in progress (data as of 2026-11-09). Hover a point for n.

Most-cited violation codes

Citations per 100 routine inspections, KFC vs all Florida inspections, FY2023-24 to FY2025-26 (n = 1,241). Descriptions are DBPR's.
Code	DBPR description	KFC	Florida	Ratio
36	Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved	103.5	39.9	2.60x
22	Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean	34.6	43.6	0.79x
14	Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located	34.2	46.9	0.73x
23	Non-food contact surfaces clean	33.4	23.6	1.41x
29	Plumbing installed and maintained	32.0	16.9	1.89x

Outcomes

5.9% vs 19.6%routine inspections that needed a callback visit, vs all Florida (raw)

0.24% vs 1.01%routine inspections ending in an emergency order recommendation, vs all Florida (raw)

100%of 236 stores with 2+ inspections score below their county baseline after shrinkage toward the brand mean

Emergency closures

2 closures of KFC stores in DBPR's weekly extracts (2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06); latest 2 shown. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	City	County	Reason (DBPR)
2026-08-26	North Lauderdale	Broward	Roach activity
2026-07-14	Jacksonville	Duval	Roach activity

Other chicken brands

Ranked chicken brands, FY2023-24 to FY2025-26.
Rank	Brand	vs county	95% interval	Stores
1	KFC	-0.71	-0.77 to -0.65	239
2	Chick-fil-A	-0.67	-0.73 to -0.61	262
3	Wingstop	-0.63	-0.71 to -0.55	162
4	Pollo Tropical	-0.52	-0.61 to -0.43	132
5	Popeyes	-0.42	-0.49 to -0.34	213
6	Chicken Salad Chick	-0.41	-0.55 to -0.24	38
7	Zaxby's	-0.27	-0.39 to -0.13	122
8	Chicken Kitchen	-0.20	-0.40 to +0.01	33
9	PDQ	+0.06	-0.16 to +0.30	52

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KFC elsewhere

KFC franchise costs and FDD: FranchiseLens Where KFC locates: PlazaLens

Store-level matching: a store counts for KFC when its DBPR business name matches the reviewed aliases in InspectLens's brand list. Co-branded units (for example KFC with Taco Bell) are not counted for either brand.