BIG CHICKEN

228 NW CENTURION CT, LAKE CITY, Columbia County. DBPR licence 2200756. 4 inspection visits from 2024-03-27 to 2024-07-17.

No inspection since 2024-07-17. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2024-07-17: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic violations

1 of 1routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Columbia County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Columbia County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2024-07-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	8	0.72	11 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-06-24	Licensing inspection	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-29	Licensing inspection	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-03-27	Licensing inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	2		3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.