Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

OVATION BISTRO & BAR

4715 S FLORIDA AVE · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33813

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 9, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3672353
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13543285
DBPR license6308245

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority3 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#5High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee cleaning then change gloves before touching scallops. Never washed hands

Intermediate 3

#6Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine Soda nozzle in bar area. manager asked employee to clean **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#7Intermediate31B-05-4

Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Prep area

#8Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle on prep table light purple liquid and by ice machine with clear liquid

Basic 4

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in mint jelly. Employee removed cup. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic36-34-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. BOH

#3Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Debris and grease buildup under fryers and equipment on cookline.

#4Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving in walk-in beer cooler with debris buildup. Back of soda head on soda machine. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:50 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.