COB AND PEN

1221 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308350. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-13 to 2026-09-22.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-22: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

3 of 6routine 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

1inspections 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	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.43	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-04-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.40	1 area 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2025-11-06	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3		2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2025-02-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.39	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2024-11-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.39	2 areas 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
2024-02-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.41	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6	0.41	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed

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.