Dairy Queen of South Daytona
2270 Ridgewood Ave, South Daytona, FL 32119 · Permanent Food Service · License 7403553
What drove the grade
Live, small flying insects found
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 16 routine inspection3 high priority (fixed by the Jul 17 follow-up), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 3 basic-14
- Safety score86
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 2 visitsRoutine inspection
- Follow-up visitJul 17, 2026 Fixed at follow-up
The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.
2 earlier violations still noted, but not enough to need another visit:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat was still cited
Basic2
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
More time given
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
More time given
- First visitJul 16, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 09, Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food: Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145°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. Cook with one glove on touching sandwich lettuce with bare hand. Discussed with employee.
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found
- 1 in the driveway thru area - 2 near back door
Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found.
All activity observed in storage room outside of back door with the back door between inside the establishment and the back storage area. 10 on box of Buster bar boxes 3 on top of dilly bar boxes 1 in the box on top of a dilly bar box 31 on top of paint cans across from the mop sink
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Blizzard immersion blender blade
Fixed on the spot
Basic3
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
Reach in freezers on the line, ice and food debris, black substance on gaskets
Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
Less than 150 ppm quat, dispensing at 200 ppm quat from three compartment sink.
Fixed on the spot
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
- Pull through to front counter - hood filters - exterior ice machine chute in the dining room
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.