SMOKIN' TENDER-NESS BBQ

103 E MAIN ST, WAUCHULA, Hardee County. DBPR licence 3550085. 5 inspection visits from 2023-09-22 to 2025-07-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-07-25: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hardee County average that year (2 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
2025-07-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.91	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-03-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	1.69	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-08-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-06-04	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	1	1.47	2 areas 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-22	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.