LINGS BUFFET

4320 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6303478. 11 inspection visits from 2023-11-07 to 2026-09-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-09: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

5inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Polk 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
2026-09-09	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3		4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-08-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4	0.43	4 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-06-17	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2026-04-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	0.40	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-12-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	7	0.40	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-06-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-03-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-01-16	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-08-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	4	0.39	6 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
2024-02-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	1	0.41	4 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-11-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	1	0.41	5 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

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.