TAQUERIA MATTEO

1405 N COMBEE RD, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6350943. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-10-28.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-10-28: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 5 intermediate, 4 basic violations

0 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (8 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	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	4	0.43	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 50 Current license properly displayed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-08-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0.43	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2026-05-11	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	0.40	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0.40	1 area 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-05-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0.39	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-11-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0.39	3 areas 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
2023-11-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0.41	2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-07-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	0.41	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 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.