DAIRY QUEEN
14671 STATE RD 52, Hudson FL 34669 · 727-378-4677
Last inspected Sep 10, 2025 · 8 visits since August 2023
5 inspections trending down, 12 points off where it started.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cheese sauce (114F - Hot Holding)puncture in unit 3.5 hours ago
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 dented and 1 rusted can of queso present. See stop sale.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 4 employees engaging in food preparation at time of inspection without a food manager present. Manager (Mukund Patel) appeared before end of inspection.
Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Observed rusted can of queso in dispensing hot holding unit on cook line. Issued stop sale. Discussed in depth with operator.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Towel bucket on prop line quaternary ammonium greater than 400 ppm, operator added water, corrected to 400 ppm, operator will call for repair to system
Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Long ponytail, to waist on prep person.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cheese sauce (114F - Hot Holding)puncture in unit 3.5 hours ago
Time/temperature control for safety, commercially processed food reheating for hot holding not heated to a minimum temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit in all parts. cheese sauce (114F - Hot Holding)put in unit 3.5 hours ago. See stop sale
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Rings and bracelets on one cook.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On plastic pans
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At ice cream station
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket of soft serve machine in disrepair
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary ammonium greater than 400 ppm, corrected to 200 ppm.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained, white board
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with black mold like substance Exterior of ice chute and behind nozzles at self serve machine in lobby
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Hot Dogs (46F - Cold Holding) in reach-in cooler on cook line across from 4 drawer reach-in freezer. Operator stated reach-in cooler temperatures were taken today and were 41F or below. Operator moved item to walk-in cooler for rapid cooling.
Vacuum breaker missing on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet with black hose attached hanging into mop sink.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoop stored on top of ice machine in between uses. Operator stored correctly.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
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