BLUE DOG CRAFT BARBECUE

640 E MAIN ST, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308780. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-20 to 2026-09-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-25: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic violations

1 of 6routine 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

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
2026-09-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.43	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-03-16	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2026-01-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	6	1	0.40	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-01	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2025-04-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.39	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-12-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-09-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	1	0.39	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-02-27	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	1	0.41	2 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	2	0.41	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-07-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0

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.