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202 W MAIN ST, WAUCHULA, Hardee County. DBPR licence 3500242. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-22 to 2026-08-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-28: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hardee County average that year (1 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, 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
2026-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	3	0.95	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-03-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	4	0.91	6 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-10-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	0.91	6 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 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
2025-05-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	3	1.69	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 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 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-02-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0	1.69	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-04-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-01-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	4	1.47	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-08-25	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-08-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	3	1.47	7 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 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (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.