PLAZA MEXICO RESTAURANT BAR GRILL

3635 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308742. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-09 to 2026-09-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-29: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (4 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
2026-09-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	0.43	7 areas 01 Approved source 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 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-03-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	1	0.40	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-11-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.40	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-02-19	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	1		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-02-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	0.39	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-08-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	6	0.39	9 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-01-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.41	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2023-10-13	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-10	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	1	0.41	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 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.