KINGS FRIES
4650 SR 62 · BOWLING GREEN · Hardee County · FL 33834
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee changing gloves without washing hands in between food preparation, educated on importance of washing hands and changing gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
29-37-4High Priority – Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Observed a hose hanging in the 3-compartment sink below the flood rim in the kitchen, employee corrected. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-04-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Observed at time of inspection Paige's Preserves is a cottage food that is being sold at the window, 2 mason jars of pickled okra, 1 mason jar of bread butter pickles, 1 mason jar of pickled cauliflower, 2 small mason jars of guava jelly, 3 mason jars of candied jalapeños, 1 mason jar of pickled jalapeños and 1 mason jar of jalapeño garlic dill pickles. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink blocked by a chair with a bucket on it, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Owner ordered testing strips. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic 6
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed several employees with no hair restraint.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed gasket torn in reach in cooler in the kitchen.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed case of water bottles on the floor, employee moved to a shelve. **Corrected On-Site**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup in the reach in freezer in front area of kitchen.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on the handle of the oven door, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed no ambient thermometer in the reach in cooler in the kitchen.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 8:09 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.