HARDEE'S
2399 SE BAYA DR, Lake City FL 32055 · 386-752-0393
Last inspected Jun 29, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $600
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5--2019023003 | Apr 29, 2019 | Jun 4, 2019 | $400 |
| 5--2019006656 | Jan 15, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 | $200 |
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jun 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee food on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bag of employee grapes on prep table. Operator removed.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table. Operator removed.
Equipment in poor repair. Drive-through reach-in cooler gaskets torn. Ice buildup in cookline reach-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Burger grill hood filters soiled with grease accumulation.
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Stored food not covered. Hamburger paddies not covered in reach-in freezer.
Feb 10, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dining room soda machine ice chutes soiled with mold-like substances.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in cookline reach-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with mold-like substances on deflector. Burger grill hood filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Sep 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dining room soda machine ice chutes soiled with mold-like substances on deflector.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in cookline reach-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with mold-like substances on deflector. Burger grill hood filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Jan 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker after splitter attached to mop sink bibb.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dining room ice chute soiled with mold-like substance. Cutting board soiled with mold-like substance.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted. Manager flipped over.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dining room soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substance. Hood and filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old label and label residue on food bin in back reach-in cooler.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop in bucket not hanging to dry. Manager moved to rack.
Jul 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker after splitter attached to mop sink bibb.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Opened Saturday quarts of milk in drive through reach-in cooler not date marked. Manager marked.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained with mold-like substance.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood and filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mops in buckets not hanging to dry.
Jan 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained with mold-like substance. Ice chute in dining room soiled with mold-like substance.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water under three compartment sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood and filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Open dumpster lid. Left lid open.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mops stored in bucket and not hanging to dry.
Sep 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained with mold-like substance. Slicer soiled with food debris. Underside of warming racks soiled with food and grease accumulation. Lip of ice bin at drive-thru soiled with mold-like accumulation. Ice chutes in dining room soiled with mold-like substance.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets soiled with food debris. Burger hood soiled with grease accumulation.
Open dumpster lid. Left lid open.
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.