BAD DOG BBQ

2116 E HWY 540-A, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6351157. 5 inspection visits from 2024-04-11 to 2026-11-06.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-11-06: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (3 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-08-28)

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
2026-11-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.43
2025-08-28	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-28	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	1	0	0.40	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2)
2025-02-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.39	1 area 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2024-04-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.41	1 area 50 Current license properly displayed

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.