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604 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN, Polk County. DBPR licence 6304003. 11 inspection visits from 2023-07-18 to 2026-08-11.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-11: complaint inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

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

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-01-14)

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, 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
2026-08-11	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2		4 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.40	3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-07-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-15	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-01-14	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	0	1	0.39	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-01-14	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-01-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	3	0.39	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-08-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	1	0.39	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2023-12-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.41	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-07-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	7	0.41	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed

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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.