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JAPAN EXPRESS

456 E BURLEIGH BLVD, TAVARES, Lake County. DBPR licence 4508495. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-21 to 2026-07-17.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-17: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic violations
5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lake County average that year (0 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Lake County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-07-17 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
205 1.15
6 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-02-25 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
002
2 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-09 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
117 1.29
5 areas
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x4)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-12-10 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
117
8 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-03-06 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
346 1.34
8 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 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 (x3)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-23 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
323 1.34
4 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-04-23 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
219 1.47
7 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-11-14 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
146 1.47
7 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x4)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-07-21 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
338 1.47
9 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (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
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.