STRAWBERRY HUT

743 E MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308225. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-08 to 2026-09-22.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-22: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 5routine 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
2026-09-22	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2026-08-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-08-18	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	3	0.43	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2026-03-10	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-03-09	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	3		4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
2025-07-31	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-02-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.39	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-09-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-20	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	3	5	0.39	9 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 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.41	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.41	2 areas 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.