Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

THAI CHILLI PEPPER

3123 US HWY 98 N · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33805

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 9, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3614775
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10904209
DBPR license6308279

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority3 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#2High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/26

Intermediate 3

#3Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At 2 hand washing sinks

#4Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand washing sinks in kitchen. Operator replaced soaps **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice in reachin cooler. Operator stated made on Sat.

Basic 1

#1Basic10-17-4

Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored in between reachin coolers. Employee removed knives. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 12:23 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
2 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.