HIBACHI EXPRESS

490 US HWY 27 N STE 1320, LAKE PLACID, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3801222. 9 inspection visits from 2023-10-30 to 2026-07-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-08: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Highlands County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Highlands County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	3	0.79	6 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2025-12-19	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	0.82	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-07-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.82	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.24	5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.24	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-16	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	5	5		8 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-01-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	4	1.17	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-30	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4		4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.