HARDEE'S
279 W DUVAL ST · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32055
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee rubbed face/nose, retrieved phone from pocket and replaced, moved to walk-in freezer, filled ice buckets, and began serving drinks with no hand wash. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic 4
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Pans wet nesting on storage rack. Manager removed for recleaning. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Jug of oil on floor at end of cook line. Manager moved to shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Drive-through soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substance. Underside of pass-through soiled with grease and old food accumulation. Reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop on floor of mop basin not hanging to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:10 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.