HARDEE'S
498 BUSCH DR · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32218
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 4
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee at drive through window handling ready to eat hash browns with no gloves holding the top portion of bagged hash browns with contact of barehands to the product.
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Observed one live fly at biscuit prep area and two live flies in rear storage area by push cart dumpster and wet mop heads.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Hash browns (59F – Cold Holding) slacking at ambient air temperature above temperature range, no longer frozen. Employee placed in fryer to reheat to hot hold. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker at mop sink after splitter for the black hose side.
Intermediate 1
05-05-4Intermediate – Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient thermometer in reach in freezer under charbroil grill reading 70F, all food inside freezer frozen solid, separate ambient thermometer in temperature range. Operator removed malfunctioning thermometer. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic 6
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile over bag and box system missing. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up on door seal of two door reach in freezer in the cook line.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Water and base of steam table on cook line with debris build up. **Repeat Violation**
29-07-5Basic – Plumbing system improperly installed or repaired. Hand wash sink drain pipe not connected to floor drain, water leaking to floor. Employee reconnected and mopped water. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of single service carry out containers stored on the floor. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Used mop heads stored on floor of back storage area, employee had employee bag to discard. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 5:31 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.