DAIRY QUEEN GRILL & CHILL

Name: DAIRY QUEEN GRILL & CHILL
Address: 6547 US HWY 90, GLEN ST MARY, FL, 32040, US
Rating: 68.1

6547 US HWY 90, GLEN ST MARY, FL 32040

License #1200187

🍟 Fast Food ℹ️

68.1 Grade F / 100

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April 24, 2026 · 9 findings · 0 critical

Routine - Food

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DAIRY QUEEN GRILL & CHILL in GLEN ST MARY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 68.1 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 7 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 24, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 54 total violations — 4 critical, 9 major, 41 minor.

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December 12, 2023

The latest inspection on April 24, 2026 shows 9 observation rows: no critical rows, 3 major, and 6 minor.

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Disposition: Warning Issued
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line working with food with no beard guard when needed.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Standup reach in freezer on cook line with torn door gaskets on top and bottom doors. Reach in freezer at end of ice cream make line with ice build up at base of cooler.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. In walk in freezer, box of hamburger buns stored on the floor.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters over cook line flat top grill have dust build up.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open employee ice creams in reach in freezer over food for customers. Operator removed from freezer.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of standup reach in freezer on cook line, reach in freezer at end of ice cream make line and drawer reach in cooler on ice cream make line all have accumulation of food debris at base of units.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food residue staining on small portable white cutting board. Interior of microwave has cheese debris melted in bottom plate. Accumulation of grease and food debris in utensil tray next to fryers. Visible staining at end of ice chute of the lobby area drink dispenser. Debris build up on blade of can opener.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sinks on either side of the cook line. Operator provided paper towels to hand wash sinks.
[53B-13-5] Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. At time of inspection, establishment has proof of food handler training for two employees. 509.049(5) FS: It shall be the duty of each public food service establishment to provide training in accordance with the described rule to all food service employees of the public food service establishment. The public food service establishment may designate any certified food service manager to perform this function. Food service employees must receive certification within 60 days after employment. Certification pursuant to this section shall remain valid for 3 years. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Proof of training for each food service employee shall include the name of the trained employee, the date of birth of the trained employee, the date the training occurred, and the approved food safety training program used.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone on cook line hot holding equipment.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf opposite three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Ice cream dispenser cooler door gasket torn.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Jug of fryer oil stored on floor under hand wash sink.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Mens restroom missing employee hand wash signage.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cut build up on grill line hood filters. Reach in cooler door gasket with debris in the tracks. Build up of dust on order screen monitor on cook line over prep station. Grease build up on top side of fry warmer station.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Ice cream make line reach in cooler with build up of soiled food debris along sides and base on interior.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Uncovered prepared ice cream in reach in cooler at end of ice cream make line.
[21-08-4] Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer solution on cook line at 0ppm, employee emptied and refilled sanitizer.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. Observed fly at pass through between kitchen and drive through area. Dead fly like insect on top of ice cream dispenser cooler storage rack.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two chemical spray bottles of cleaner stored on cook line warmer station. Operator relocated.
[53B-13-5] Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One food handler training certificate present, 6 employees present with no food manager certificate or food handler training certificates present.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue chemical spray bottles of cleaner missing product labeling.

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust build up on multiple kitchen ceiling tiles.
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the walk in cooler, on top shelf employee personal food in carry out boxes of food for customers. On middle shelf of walk in cooler employee strawberry banana milk over milk for customer. Operator relocated employee food to correct storage area.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees keys on cook line reach in cooler. Store phone on clean plastic sliding trays for hot holding. Employee jackets and blanket over clean linens and single service cups. Employee bag on reach in cooler by microwave on ice cream make line.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On storage shelf opposite three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Soda syrup boxes on floor connected to bag and box system.
[10-08-5] Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bulk ice bin ice scoop and drive through soda machine ice bin have ice scoop handle in ice. Operator relocated the ice scoops.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage in mens restroom.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line hood filters with dust build up.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of drawer reach in cooler on ice cream make line has debris build up inside the cooler along sliding drawers. Stand up reach in freezer on cook line, bottom shelf has debris build up.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. On the ice cream make line, reach in freezer used to store mystery bag ice creams has multiple uncovered prepared ice cream mixes.
[42-01-4] Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored on the ground of the mop sink.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle of glass cleaner on the prep table over the can opener. Operator relocated the chemical spray bottle.
[53A-05-6] No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ At time of inspection 4 food handling employees present and working with no certified food manager present. CFM arrived before conclusion of inspection.
[53B-13-5] Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two food handlers present with no proof of food handler training, one food handler present with screenshot copies of food handler certificates only.