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1801 GEORGE JENKINS BLVD, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308495. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-09-18.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-18: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (1 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
2026-09-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-05-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	5	0.40	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-04-27	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	0	0.40	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-19	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-02-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	0.41	3 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-09-11	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-07-10	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	1	0.41	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.