MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS OF FLORIDA INC

907 US HWY 17, WAUCHULA, Hardee County. DBPR licence 3500111. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-19 to 2026-10-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-27: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hardee County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-07-08)

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-07-08	2026-07-08	Rodent activity

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hardee 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
2026-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.95
2026-07-08	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-07-08	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	1	4		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-04-08	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-10-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.91	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-04-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	1.69	4 areas 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-09-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.47	4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

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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.