Fort Green Springs, Hardee County

KINGS FRIES

4650 SR 62, Fort Green Springs, FL 33834

FoodSeating
Latest violations
11
3 High Priority
Oct 21, 2025
City
Fort Green Springs
County
Hardee
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
1

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Oct 21, 2025

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 2Basic: 6Total: 11

12A-07-5

Detail 24132445

High 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

29-37-4

Detail 24132449

High 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-04-5

Detail 24132441

High 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

31A-09-4

Detail 24132443

Intermediate - 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

16-37-1

Detail 24132444

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Owner ordered testing strips. Corrective Action Taken

13-03-4

Detail 24132448

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed several employees with no hair restraint.

14-11-5

Detail 24132451

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gasket torn in reach in cooler in the kitchen.

08B-38-4

Detail 24132446

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed case of water bottles on the floor, employee moved to a shelve. Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 24132450

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup in the reach in freezer in front area of kitchen.

10-20-4

Detail 24132447

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on the handle of the oven door, employee moved. Corrected On-Site

05-09-4

Detail 24132442

Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed no ambient thermometer in the reach in cooler in the kitchen.