Kentucky Fried Chicken
Last inspected: Feb 4, 2026
82
Score
Inspectors have visited Kentucky Fried Chicken 10 times, with records going back to 2022. On Feb 4, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A low risk rating suggests inspectors haven't found much to be concerned about lately.
Violation counts have been trending down, averaging around four violations across recent inspections versus roughly six violations before.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease”, showing up nine times.
Kentucky Fried Chicken scores about where you'd expect for a Live Oak restaurant. The full picture is one of consistent compliance.
10
Inspections
0
Critical latest
1
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 4, 2026
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold-like substances on deflector plate of ice machine.
22-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold-like substances on drive through soda machine backsplash. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Label residue on clean pan stored on rack next to three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
82
Sep 4, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker after splitter installed at mop sink.
29-42-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. One live fly in kitchen.
35A-02-7
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels in men's restroom. Manager replaced during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling a/c vents soiled with dust accumulations or mold-like substances.
36-34-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dining room soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substances. Reach-in freezer gaskets soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Label and label residue on food bins on storage rack next to three compartment sink.
16-46-4
58
Jan 13, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Upper white deflecting plate of ice machine soiled with mold-like substance. Drive-through soda machine chute soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor under center prep line holding equipment and at corner behind fryers.
36-22-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine backsplashes soiled with food debris and mold-like substance. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
82
Aug 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Drive-through soda machine nozzles soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with dust and grease accumulations.
36-34-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing at corner towards counter near office. **Repeat Violation**
36-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of cooking oil on floor. Manager moved to shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of pack table shelves soiled with old food debris. Soda machine backsplashes soiled with food debris and mold-like substance. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Tiles missing under fryers. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Exterior carbon dioxide tanks not secured to adjacent wall.
51-11-4
67
May 13, 2024
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Water heater nozzles soiled with scale and mold-like substance. Can opener blade soiled with food debris. Drive-through soda machine nozzles soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing at corner towards counter near office.. **Repeat Violation**
36-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine backsplashes soiled with food debris and mold-like substance. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Tiles missing under fryers. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
78
Mar 4, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine upper bin soiled with mold-like substance. Drive-through soda machine nozzles soiled with mold-like substance. Microwave interior soiled with food debris and grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with dust and grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing at back chicken prep area.
36-03-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor of kitchen area.
36-22-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine backsplashes soiled with food debris and mold-like substance. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with old food debris. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Piers on wire shelf over back prep table.
42-03-5
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Tiles missing under fryers. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
67
Nov 1, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Behind deflector plate inside of ice machine across from three compartment sink.
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent in dish area.
36-34-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches on floor in back hallway. 1 dead roach on floor in mens room floor.
35A-03-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in mop sink area.
36-24-5
Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building.
33-11-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket of reach-in freezer across from walk-in cooler. Gasket of reach-in cooler across from make line.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers stored on prep table across from three compartment sink. Employee turned containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
67
Sep 27, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/ No license due to recent change of ownership. **Warning**
50-08-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with unknown substance. Ice machine door soiled with mold-like substance. Dining room and drive-through soda machine nozzles soiled with mold-like substance. Microwave interior soiled with food debris and grease accumulation.
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with dust and grease accumulation.
36-34-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water behind front counter and in chicken prep area.
36-22-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine backsplashes soiled with food debris and mold-like substance. Fryer hood and filters soiled with grease accumulation. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with old food debris.
23-03-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Tiles missing under fryers.
36-02-5
64
Jan 10, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
64
Jul 25, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the end of the splitters at the mop sink. Hose Bibb outside by storage barn. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-34-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 fly flying around kitchen.
35A-02-6
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed 0-100. Operator replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
22-43-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White plate soiled inside ice machine. Hot water spout soiled with lime scale. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead on back wall near soda hookups.
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Stores phone on prep table in front of office. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On the right side of the fryers. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan guard in walk in cooler. Order monitors on make line soiled with dust. Can opener holder. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. With milk inside.
29-49-6
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Under fryers. Floor greasy under fryers.
36-02-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. In walk in cooler.
36-27-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On wire racks on the make line. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Kentucky Fried Chicken last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Kentucky Fried Chicken on file is from Feb 4, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Kentucky Fried Chicken?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited nine times, more than any other issue at Kentucky Fried Chicken.
How does Kentucky Fried Chicken compare to other restaurants in Live Oak?
Kentucky Fried Chicken most recently scored 82 out of 100, which is about the same as the Live Oak average of 80.
Has Kentucky Fried Chicken's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Kentucky Fried Chicken have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Kentucky Fried Chicken means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Kentucky Fried Chicken inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Kentucky Fried Chicken is inspected around three times per year on average.
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