CHECKERS DRIVE IN RESTAURANT

12600 US HIGHWAY 301, DADE CITY, Pasco County. DBPR licence 6101954. 10 inspection visits from 2023-08-17 to 2026-08-11.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-11: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pasco County average that year (3 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-11-19)

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, Pasco 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
2026-08-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.72	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-27	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	4		6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-11-19	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2025-11-19	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	0	5		4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
2025-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.94	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-05-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.19	3 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-01-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	7	1.19	8 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-05-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	3	1.31	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-08-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	3	1.31	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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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.