HIBACHI BUFFET

901 MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6305627. 14 inspection visits from 2023-10-02 to 2026-10-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-21: complaint inspection, 2 high-priority, 6 intermediate, 8 basic violations

5 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (0 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
2026-10-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	6	8		11 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-09-22	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	4		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 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 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-04-28	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	5	6		9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-03-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	4	5	0.40	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage
2025-11-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x5) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-04-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-04-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	4	0.39	7 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 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 (x2)
2025-01-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2024-11-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	7	6	0.39	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x4) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3		5 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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
2024-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	0.41	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used 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
2023-10-05	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-03	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	1	0		2 areas 01 Approved source 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-10-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	3	7	0.41	10 areas 01 Approved source 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 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.