SOUTHEAST EATERY

3378 CYPRESS GARDENS RD, WINTER HAVEN, Polk County. DBPR licence 6307273. 8 inspection visits from 2023-10-18 to 2026-11-03.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-11-03: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 6routine 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

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, 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
2026-11-03	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	0	0.43	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-05-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.40	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-12-17	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2025-09-18	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	5	3		7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 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 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-03-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.39	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-12-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.39	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-02-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.41	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-10-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.41	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed

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.