GOLDEN CORRAL

4705 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6307644. 12 inspection visits from 2023-08-16 to 2026-10-14.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-14: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic violations

1 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

6inspections 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
2026-10-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2026-09-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.43	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-06-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-09-04	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-02	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-08-20	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	4		3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-07-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x5)
2025-01-30	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	7		2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x6)
2024-11-12	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	6		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x5)
2024-08-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	0.39	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-01-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	7	0.41	5 areas 01 Approved source 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2023-08-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.41	3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

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Golden Corral is known for Southern fried chicken. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

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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.