THE OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT #4432

1340 LAKESIDE VILLAGE CIR, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308031. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-18 to 2025-12-11.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2025-12-11: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 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

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
2025-12-11	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-12-10	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	0	3		3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-10-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4		4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.39	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-10-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	0.39	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-01-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1		3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-01-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	4	0.41	7 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.41	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained

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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.