HARDEE'S
1205 E MAIN ST, Lake Butler FL 32054 · 386.496.8120
Last inspected Apr 24, 2026 · 9 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between B and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 10 ants on floor in back door area. Observed too many to count in external dry storage shed with single service items.
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Apr 24, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Quaternary sanitizer solution buckets through kitchen over 500+ turned strip bright blue. Operator reset buckets to 200ppm.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles of lobby soda dispenser with syrup build up interior of nozzle.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling air vents through kitchen with dust build up.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone stored at biscuit prep station on container of single use gloves.
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf opposite prep sink, clean plastic containers stacked while wet.
Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Walk in freezer floor raised and no longer easily cleanable.
Food stored on floor. Soda syrup box stored on floor in front of bag and box system.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Drive through soda dispenser with mold like substance build up on face plate of dispenser behind nozzles and outside of ice chute.
Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Grill cleaning glove stored on shelf over wrapped breads. Operator removed the grill gloves.
Aug 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the flip top reach in cooler next to the flat top grill, ham (48F - Cold Holding) reach in cooler pushed up against grill, operator relocated trash can between grill and reach in cooler and relocated the ham.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam table at front of cook line, sausage (126F - Hot Holding); ham (124F - Hot Holding) operator placed items back on grill, both reheated over 165F.
Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Three compartment sink quaternary solution over 400+ ppm turns strip bast color concentration chart, operator adjusted and diluted twice.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bread rack blocking hand wash sink in storage area, operator relocated the bread.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand wash sink at drive through dispenser not functioning, operator waiting on replacement dispenser.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One expired food handler training certificate.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On center shelf of storage area, clean containers stacked while wet.
Floors, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor of walk in freezer with build up of debris, operator had employee sweet. Kitchen air vents with mold like substance on vent.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris on top plate of both cook line microwaves.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Front counter reach in cooler door gasket soiled. Hood filters over fryers over fryers with debris build up. Hood cleaning scheduled for Monday.
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open. Employee closed lid.
Feb 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate10 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, personal raw shell eggs over container of icing for customers. Operator relocated the raw shell eggs.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink between walk in cooler and walk in freezer. Operator asked employee to replace paper towels.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table by cook line. Operator removed the beverage.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored on biscuit mix container. Operator relocated the jacket.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on the cook line working with food with no beard guard.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On center storage shelf, clean containers stacked while wet.
Floor, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under fryers have grease build up. Ceiling vents with dust build upon surrounding tiles. Build up of spilled food on the walk in freezer floor under shelves.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hot holding station closest to the drive through has debris build up on top portion.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the base of the reach in cooler closest the walk in cooler.
Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Toilet in men's restroom clogged at time of inspection.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Mop sink has leak by faucet, establishment has wrapped cloth around faucet to prevent spray.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored in mop bucket.
Sep 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate11 Basic
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Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink at drive through counter, water turned off and work order submitted for repair.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. At time of inspection current license provided is expired 06/01/2023.
Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach and body parts of other roach observed on floor of storage room closest the rear exterior door.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Used employees aprons stored on boxes of soda syrup. Operator relocated the aprons.
Floors, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Ceiling air vents have dust/mold like substance staining. Floor of the walk in freezer soiled with debris. Build up of debris on floor under shelves and equipment. Wall and pipe next to cook line grill have grease build up.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on cook line closest the pass through window has build up of old food debris inside the microwave.
Missing drain plug at dumpster. Both dumpsters missing drain plugs.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach in cooler door gaskets and walk in cooler door gasket with mold like substance on the door gaskets. Hot holding unit by the fryers has debris build up on shelves over unit.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of paper towel rolls stored on the floor of the storage room. Operator had employee relocated the boxes.
Stored food not covered. Uncovered boxes of beef patties in the walk in freezer. Operator covered the boxes.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Mop sink faucet leaking from faucet while turned off.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored on the floor in back storage room. Operator relocated the mop.
Jun 13, 2024Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Floors, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Accumulation of food debris on the walls of the back room closest the rear exterior door. Dust build up on the ceiling vents through the kitchen area. Floors by the fryers have build up of grease and food debris. Floor of the walk in cooler has build up of food debris. Walls over char oven have build up of food grease.
Apr 12, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 11 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the portable prep station cooler, buttermilk (52F - Cold Holding); chicken (49F - Cold Holding) operator noticed the cooler was unplugged and replugged in. Per operator placed out 30 minutes prior to inspection, relocated all items to the walk in freezer. at conclusion of inspection all items back in temperature range.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker installed over splitter on the mop sink.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bulk ice bin has mold like substance around the chute. Microwave on the cook line has accumulation of food debris.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink opposite the fryers used to store knife. Operator removed the knife.
Cardboard box used as garbage container. Cardboard boxes stored on the cook line lined with a plastic bag to catch and discard grease from the flat top grill, per operator bag and box then discarded into the dumpster. Discussed with operator alternative procedures of grease waste removal.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf in the middle of the prep area, clean containers stacked while wet.
Floors, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Accumulation of food debris on the walls of the back room closest the rear exterior door. Dust build up on the ceiling vents through the kitchen area. Floors by the fryers have build up of grease and food debris. Floor of the walk in cooler has build up of food debris. Walls over char oven have build up of food grease.
Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. Garbage stored on the floor by the rear exterior door on the inside and outside of establishment.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple cooler door gaskets with mold like substance spots building up. Build up of grease and food debris under char oven.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution stored on prep table next to the steam well. Operator relocated the sanitizer bucket.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored inside of mop sink, not hung to dry.
Mar 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate6 Basic
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Comminuted meat not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 17 seconds or equivalent time/temperature combination as specified in cooking chart. Item cooked on broiler across from walk-in freezer: hamburger (151F - Cooking). Manager placed hamburger on broiler to finish cooking, 168F.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of rubbing alcohol stored on front counter next to condiments. Manager removed bottle of rubbing alcohol from front counter.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Hose side of splitter in mop sink area.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Walk-in cooler shelves. Interior of ice machine next to mop sink. Water nozzles for front counter tea machines.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pickles dumped in hand washing sink in front of walk-in freezer.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand washing sink outside of office. Manager had employee place paper towels at hand washing sink.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents throughout the kitchen.
Ice bucket not inverted between uses. Ice buckets stored in walk-in freezer.
Missing drain plug at dumpster. Both dumpsters next to storage shed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach-in cooler next to cook line fryers. Area around soda nozzles of dining room soda machine. Sides of front counter mixer machine.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored above three compartment sink.
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster next to storage shed.
Aug 14, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 9, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 10 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee working with cleaning tools for floor, then return to cookline to work with food, place on gloves without hand wash. Person in charge spoke to employee.
Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. 1 bag of shredded cheese with mold like substance on product.
Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 10 ants on floor in back door area. Observed too many to count in external dry storage shed with single service items.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Buttermilk, chicken 48-50F. Person in charge states has been in unit for 3 hours, unit plug does not function well per person in charge. Person in charge discarded buttermilk, added ice to unit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of black door on ice machine with mold like substance buildup.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink inoperable at front counter. Person in charge states has work order in.
Drain cover(s) missing. Missing at mop sink.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors with debris buildup under equipment, storage racks throughout kitchen.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Edge of container holding flour with missing edge. Observed other containers in clean dish area with missing pieces.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Clean ladles with debris buildup.
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