Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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PALACE PIZZA

5235 HIGHWAY 98 S · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33812

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 13, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3456009
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8753199
DBPR license6307809

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority0 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#5High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. The operator was able to determine the time and marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation

Basic 4

#1Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee making pizza at the pizza station.

#2Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn on the reach in cooler at the pizza station.

#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. A case of French fries inside the walk in freezer. The fries was removed from off the floor. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on all reach in cooler doors. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 2:24 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
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.