NICHOLAS FAMILY RESTAURANT
615 N 6 AVE · WAUCHULA · Hardee County · FL 33873
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
26 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed a bag of cough drops in the wait staff area beside kitchen, employee moved.**Repeat Violation** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
01B-12-4High Priority – Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. In the reach in freezer in the kitchen, there was 10 pounds of broccoli in a tub with an employees bag of m&m's in direct contact with it, operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed flat of raw hard shell eggs over sliced American cheese in the reach in cooler, operator moved. Observed raw steak over a container of yellow rice, operator moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee not change his gloves while prepping food then changing tasks to help in the dish area, explained the importance of hand washing and changing gloves, employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. The dessert cooler out in the dining area was at 67 degrees, operator stated desserts have been in the case for a while. Operator discarded desserts- 4 slices of strawberry cheesecake, 5 slices of coconut cake, 2 slices of key lime pie, and 1 slice of apple pie. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The dessert cooler out in the dining area was at 67 degrees, operator stated desserts have been in the case for a while. Operator discarded desserts- 4 slices of strawberry cheesecake, 5 slices of coconut cake, 2 slices of key lime pie, and 1 slice of apple pie. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bleach stored with food in the dry storage area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed slicer with food debris on it. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand washing sink next to the oven on the cook line with build up grease in it. **Warning**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Sent operator a copy by email. **Warning**
Basic 14
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a bowl in a container of bread crumbs under the oven in the dish area. Observed a bowl in a container of yellow rice in the reach in cooler in the kitchen. **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed 3 tanks not secured in the kitchen by the back door. **Warning**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed there is a leak from the ceiling tile in the kitchen, operator stated he is going to submit a work order. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed grooved cutting boards on the cook line. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed a purse and jacket stored on a shelve above a case of potatoes, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed 2 reach in freezers in the kitchen with duck tape on the sliding door. Observed reach in cooler in kitchen the gasket is torn. Observed dessert cooler is not cooling properly out front. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed container of bread crumbs on the floor in the dish room and observed 2 containers of oil and 2 bags of panko seasoning on the floor in the dry storage area, operator put on shelves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on the the handle of the oven on the cook line, operator moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-03-4Basic – In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Observed dipper-well in the kitchen is not running sufficiently to clean the scoops. **Warning**
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed no ambient thermometer in the dessert case located by the cash register. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand washing sign at the hand washing sink on the cook line next to the oven. **Warning**
35B-09-4Basic – Screen in door torn/in poor repair. Observed screen door at the back door is torn. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed a container of ice not properly covered in the dining room near customer tables, employee covered. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:35 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.