KINGS FRIES

4650 SR 62, BOWLING GREEN, Hardee County. DBPR licence 3500187. 7 inspection visits from 2024-04-01 to 2026-08-10.

Allowed to reopenLast visit, 2026-08-10: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

4 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hardee County average that year (0 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-08-10)

0inspections 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)
2026-08-10	2026-08-10	No warewashing facilities

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
2026-08-10	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	4		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-08-10	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	4	6	0.95	10 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-10-21	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	6		10 areas 01 Approved source 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-02-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	2	1.69	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-12-19	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	2	2	3		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-18	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	11	5	5	1.69	11 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x5) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	1	1.47	3 areas 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)

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.