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MELLOW MUSHROOM LAKELAND

3555 LAKELAND HIGHLANDS RD · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33803

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 14, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3728912
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13767405
DBPR license6308266

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority2 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#4High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. 20 live flies in bar area across the rest from kitchen above ice bin and soda gun. 2 live flies by soda box rack in dishroom 2 live flies by hand washing sink by ice machine in dishroom 1 live fly by dish machine Operator is washing, rinsing and sanitizing all areas. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 2

#5Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Empty buckets being stored in front of hand sink in dishroom. manager had employee removed buckets. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing on servers line being used as dump sink, evidence of ice in bottom of sink

Basic 3

#1Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On prep table on cookline. Discarded **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic12B-12-5

Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed employee drinking from a open container on serviceline

#3Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom of soda heads on both drink machine.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 11:19 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
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.