Starke, Bradford County

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN

640 S WALNUT ST, Starke, FL 32091

FoodSeating
Latest violations
6
2 Intermediate
Feb 2, 2026
City
Starke
County
Bradford
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
12

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.

Feb 2, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 4Total: 6

31A-11-4

Detail 24340911

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on chicken prep line used to store scraper. Operator relocated the scraper. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 24340913

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken pot pie in walk in cooler prepared previous day and chicken cooked two days prior missing product date marking. Operator out of date marking stickers on delivery. Date labels arrived prior to conclusion of inspection. Corrective Action Taken

23-24-4

Detail 24340912

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Two door standup hot box door handles with grease residue.

08B-49-4

Detail 24340910

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food in walk in cooler stored over food for customers. Operator relocated to designated location. Corrected On-Site

24-08-4

Detail 24340914

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On drain board of three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. Operator unstacked. Corrective Action Taken

36-73-4

Detail 24340909

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease build up on floor between cook line equipment. Standing water on floor of walk in cooler. Operator asked employee to mop walk in cooler water. Corrective Action Taken

Jul 14, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 8

12A-13-4

Detail 23867500

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee cleaning chicken breading station with soiled equipment then utilize sanitizer bucket to clean hands before returning to clean utensils.

41-18-4

Detail 23867501

High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Three compartment sink quaternary sanitizer turns strip past color concentration chart over 600. Operator drained and reset to 400ppm. Corrected On-Site

02C-05-5

Detail 23867498

Intermediate - Combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to the date the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety ingredient was opened/prepared. Pot pie date marking 7/14 chicken cooked and cooled on 7/13. Discussed with operator to adjust. Corrective Action Taken

12B-07-4

Detail 23867495

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf with box of plastic ware. Operator relocated the drink. Corrected On-Site

13-04-4

Detail 23867499

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line working with food with no beard guard.

36-22-4

Detail 23867496

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor of walk in cooler and dry storage area. Operator had employee clean. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 23867502

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At drive through window soda dispenser, mold like substance on plate over nozzles. Repeat Violation

29-11-4

Detail 23867497

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe under hand wash sink by walk in cooler has leak when water is running. Operator has called for maintenance expected later in the day. Corrective Action Taken

Jan 9, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 6Total: 6

24-08-4

Detail 23464662

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf opposite three components sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. Repeat Violation

36-11-4

Detail 23464659

Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floor tiles on cook line broken, temporary fix by operator is not shoot and easily cleanable.

14-69-4

Detail 23464661

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer compressor leaking into box forming ice, box leaking onto floor mat with ice build up on the mat.

23-03-4

Detail 23464657

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Drive through soda dispenser has mold like substance build up on the underside behind nozzles and exterior sides of the ice chute. Dust build up forming on cook line hood filters. Debris build up on walk in cooler door gasket. Repeat Violation

42-01-4

Detail 23464658

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored on floor of mop sink area. Repeat Violation

21-08-4

Detail 23464660

Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer solution at 0ppm quaternary, operator remade all sanitizer solution buckets. Corrected On-Site

Oct 14, 2024

Complaint Partial

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Sep 30, 2024

Complaint Partial

Warning Issued

Basic: 1Total: 1

36-32-5

Detail 23206103

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles in dining room in disrepair, tiles removed and air conditioning vents exposed and leaking on to dining room table. Per operator repair scheduled for later that day and has limited food service to takeout and drive through only, no dine in service offered until repair completed. Warning

Jul 18, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 4Total: 5

41-10-4

Detail 22986719

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In the back dry storage room, chemical spray bottle of degreaser over container of single service nugget boxes. Operator relocated the degreaser. Corrected On-Site

13-04-4

Detail 22986718

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee prepping raw chicken with no beard guard.

24-08-4

Detail 22986715

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the center storage shelf of the prep area, clean metal containers stacked while wet.

23-03-4

Detail 22986716

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Lobby and drove through soda dispenser have mold like substance behind the ice chute plastic tubing and behind the nozzles on the underside of the dispenser.

42-01-4

Detail 22986717

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored with mop head on the floor of the mop sink.

Dec 19, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 3Basic: 3Total: 7

12A-29-4

Detail 22525161

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee handling personal phone on the coo line then preparing customer orders with no hand wash.

02C-05-5

Detail 22525160

Intermediate - Combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to the date the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety ingredient was opened/prepared. In the walk in cooler, chicken pot pies date marked with 12/18 but cooked chicken from 12/17. Discussed with operator. Corrective Action Taken

11-27-4

Detail 22525162

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. Corrective Action Taken

22-02-4

Detail 22525163

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance on the interior of the soda dispenser ice chute at the drive through window.

29-18-4

Detail 22525164

Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Missing floor drain cover at front service counter by the hot hood line.

40-06-5

Detail 22525159

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on prep counter on the main cook line. Operator relocated the employee phone. Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 22525158

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Build up of ice on walk in freezer floor. Operator has placed a call to have the leak repaired. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Jul 19, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 5Total: 5

24-08-4

Detail 22131940

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Items wet nesting in clean dish area.

14-38-4

Detail 22131942

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container holding Mac and cheese with cracked edge, missing piece. Person in charge discarded. Corrected On-Site

33-20-4

Detail 22131941

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Observed oil on ground in parking lot near storm drain. Person in charge states is from dumpster service, called during inspection to be cleaned. Corrective Action Taken

14-69-4

Detail 22131943

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer with ice buildup. Person in charge states has work order in. Corrective Action Taken

23-03-4

Detail 22131944

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda plate in dining and drive thru with debris buildup. Repeat Violation

Jan 12, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 4

08A-05-6

Detail 21693265

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in freezer observed uncooked packages of popcorn chicken stored over prepped coleslaw in pans. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site

31B-05-4

Detail 21693263

Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towel dispenser at drive through not functioning. Person in charge fixed during inspection. Corrected On-Site

36-17-5

Detail 21693266

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Tiles at cookline cracked, missing pieces.

23-03-4

Detail 21693264

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda plates in drive thru with debris buildup. Repeat Violation

Jul 8, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

36-73-4

Detail 21176692

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under fryers with grease buildup. Also, missing tiles in various parts of the kitchen.

23-03-4

Detail 21176693

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda plates at dispenser in dining room with debris buildup.

Feb 28, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

03F-02-5

Detail 20895387

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Fries held on time per person in charge with no time mark. Person in charge states uses timer, set timer. Corrected On-Site

12B-07-4

Detail 20895386

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverages on prep table by drive through. One without lid and straw. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. Corrected On-Site

36-17-5

Detail 20895385

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. In multiple areas of the kitchen floor tiles missing, especially under cookline. Collecting debris and water.

42-01-4

Detail 20895384

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored on floor of mop sink area. Person in charge hung to dry. Corrected On-Site

Jul 9, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 4

29-34-4

Detail 20329457

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing back flow preventer on splitter at mop sink

22-02-4

Detail 20329454

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzles and ice chute soiled on drink machine at drive thru and in dining area Repeat Violation

23-24-4

Detail 20329456

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Walk in freezer door handle soiled Repeat Violation

36-17-5

Detail 20329455

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Missing and cracked tiles under equipment on cook line