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LEE'S FAMOUS RECIPE CHICKEN

1905 S FRENCH AVE, SANFORD, Seminole County. DBPR licence 6903781. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-11 to 2026-10-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-08: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 8 basic violations
5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Seminole County average that year (1 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Seminole County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-10-08 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
138 1.30
9 areas
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 55 Automatic Gratuity Notice
2026-03-16 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2026-03-04 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
314 1.18
7 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-10-22 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
003
2 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2025-10-14 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
218 1.18
8 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 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
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-06-26 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
1112
9 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 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
  • 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
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x3)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-05-06 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
3113
11 areas
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x4)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-05-02 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
329 1.42
12 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 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
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-11-22 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
208 1.42
6 areas
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded (x2)
2024-04-04 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
026 1.08
7 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-11-20 Licensing inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
032
5 areas
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-11 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
3310 1.08
10 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 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.