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JOYFUL CHINESE RESTAURANT

7360 KATHLEEN RD · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33810

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 15, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3638777
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10939738
DBPR license6308739

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority0 Intermediate3 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

#4High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed large bowl of raw chicken stored over sauce, operator removed raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 3

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl in raw chicken container, employee removed bowl. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed 3 buckets of sauce on floor, operator removed buckets of sauce from floor. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic25-06-4

Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed plastic lids at front counter, employee inverted to comply. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 12:31 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 26 · No longer used
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.