COSTILLA GRILL MEXICAN RESTAURANT

223 N WABASH AVE, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308268. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-21 to 2026-09-22.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-22: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 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
2026-09-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-07-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	3	0	0.43	3 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	0.40	3 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-08-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.40	2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-02-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	0.39	3 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-09-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	0.39	5 areas 01 Approved source 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2023-11-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.41	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-08-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	3	0.41	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.