JOYFUL CHINESE RESTAURANT
7360 KATHLEEN RD · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33810
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee drink from open can and started cooking food. Observed manager come in from outside and start cutting pork without washing hands. Educated manager on proper hand washing **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 3 live flies in front service counter area Observed 4 live flies land on pans of cooked chicken and dumplings. Stop sale issued. Observed 4 live flies on to go boxes on cook line Observed 5 flies in dish area. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed cooked chicken get contaminated by dirty mop water. Observed fly land on dumpling. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Back prep area cooked rice (62F – Cold Holding). Mamager put in walk in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed cooked chicken cooling at room temperature in back rack. Manager put in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink in back prep area blocked by chairs **Warning**
Basic 5
12B-02-4Basic – Employee drinking from soda can on cook line **Warning**
08B-36-4Basic – Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Observed employee mop up water on ground then proceed to wring out in mop bucket next to pan of cooling chicken. Stop sale issued **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed bag of rice, containers of oil and flour on floor in dry storage **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. **Warning**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 9:14 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.