HIBACHI EXPRESS

5186 COUNTY LINE RD, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308736. 7 inspection visits from 2023-08-14 to 2026-08-12.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-12: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (2 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
2026-08-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.43	3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-03-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.40	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2025-10-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	4	0.40	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 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
2025-03-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.39	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-11-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	1	0.39	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-03-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	0.41	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-08-14	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	3	0	0.41	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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.