CHECKER'S DRIVE IN REST #455

3814 HOEDT RT, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3910693. 7 inspection visits from 2023-08-17 to 2025-08-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-08-01: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hillsborough 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
2025-08-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.01	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-04-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-03-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	0.99	4 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-12-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	0.99	1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-05-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2024-03-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	1	1.02	3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 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
2023-08-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	1	3	1.02	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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Checkers & Rally's is known for hamburger, french fries and milkshake. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

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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.