LINGS BUFFET
4320 S FLORIDA AVE · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33813
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. At the hand washing sink in the back prep area across from the tables with the rice cooker. **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 3
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cooking pot in the hand washing sink in the back prep area. The pot was removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Last hand washing sink in the back prep area. Paper towels was replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in the back prep area across from the rice cooker. Soap was replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 4
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Both ice machines.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bucket of potatoes on the floor across from the fryers. The potatoes was removed from off the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
10-12-5Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop on top of the ice machine. The ice scoops was washed,rinsed and sanitized and placed inside a container. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frog legs, blue crabs thawing in standing water in the 3 compartment sink near the walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:39 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.