GATORS DOCKSIDE HIGHLAND CITY

5147 US 98 S, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6307814. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-13 to 2026-08-26.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-26: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (5 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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
2026-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.43	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-03-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.40	4 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-11-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	5	0.40	6 areas 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.39	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-08-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	0.39	6 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	9	0.41	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-07-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	5	0.41	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (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.