RED LOBSTER #6207

230 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN, Polk County. DBPR licence 6305665. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-21 to 2026-11-02.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-11-02: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic violations

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

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections 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
2026-11-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4	0.43	6 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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
2025-12-03	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-12-02	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	0		3 areas 01 Approved source 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)
2025-11-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.40	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 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
2024-12-20	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-12-18	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	3	2		2 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x4) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-10-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.39	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-01-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	0.41	3 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2023-08-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1		4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof

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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.