Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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HIBACHI EXPRESS

5186 COUNTY LINE RD · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33811

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 14, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3354918
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8374178
DBPR license6308736

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority3 Intermediate0 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

#1High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Make Line: raw shrimp (45F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (44F – Cold Holding); raw seasoned chicken (46F – Cold Holding). Manager put ice on product and removed containers of hot noodles from cooler. Product re-temped at 41f 20 minutes later **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 3

#2Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed to operator **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#3Intermediate11-26-1

Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Mamager had employees started signing off on reporting agreements **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#4Intermediate22-38-5

Intermediate – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator ran out of bleach. Operator went and got container of approved bleach. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteAdmin Complaint

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 11:58 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.