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DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN

4405 W LAKE MARY BLVD, Lake Mary FL 32746 · 407-710-9808

Last inspected Jul 15, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats98
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6905549
Grade history
JUL 24
JAN 25
JUL 25
DEC 25
JUL 26
≈ ERRATIC

5 inspections, swinging between A and B. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.

Worst finding on record
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
High priority/01B-02-5
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

Jul 15, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - portioned daves sauce (47F - Cold Holding). Observed double panned at cookline less than one hour.
High priority/03A-02-5
Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. - corners and door flaps
Basic/16-03-4
Dec 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. - Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Observed chemical hose disconnected. Operator reconnected the hose. Final reading 100ppm.
High priority/22-41-4/Corrected On-Site
Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. - door flaps
Basic/16-03-4
Jul 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
High priority/01B-02-5
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - kaleslaw (45F - Cold Holding). Manager states brought out at 2:30pm. Moved to walk in cooler for better cooling
High priority/03A-02-5
Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. - kakeslaw Manager states brought out at 11am.
High priority/03F-01-5
Jul 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - chicken cooler fan cover dusty
Basic/23-03-4
Jan 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Case of kale stored over pickles at walk in cooler
Basic/08B-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Aug 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.