RIVERSIDE SEAFOOD & CHICKEN
2914 S FLORIDA AVE · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33803
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee changed his gloves without washing his hands before putting on a new pair of gloves. I informed the manager and he informed the employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee used his cellphone with gloves on and the prepared food. I informed the manager and he had the employee to remove the gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish over Cole slaw in the top section of the flip top reach in cooler across from the fryers in the kitchen. The Cole slaw was removed. Fish over cut lemons in the top section of the flip top reach in cooler across from the fryers in the kitchen. The lemons was relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
01C-02-4Intermediate – Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days.
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Basic 4
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining the shelves for dry storage.
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. The fish was removed from the packaging. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bags of onion inside the walk in cooler. Case of oysters inside the walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:49 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.