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DONA JULIA'S RESTAURANT

5375 S FLORIDA AVE · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33813

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 18, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3592659
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10872706
DBPR license6301673

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority1 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#3High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2025. Open and operating serving food to the public. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 1

#4Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink in the kitchen blocked by a prep table. The table was removed. Grill scraper inside the hand washing sink in the kitchen. The scraper was removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteAdmin Complaint

Basic 2

#1Basic10-17-4

Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.knives between flip top reach in cooler and prep table. **Admin Complaint**

Admin Complaint
#2Basic25-05-4

Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. 2 sleeves of styrofoam foam cups stored on the floor next to the chest style freezer on the front counter the cups was removed from off the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteAdmin Complaint

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 18, 2026 7:31 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 26 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.