Lakeland, Polk County

MCDONALD'S 717

2835 S FLORIDA AVE, Lakeland, FL 33803

FoodSeating
Latest violations
5
1 High Priority
Nov 19, 2025
City
Lakeland
County
Polk
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
7

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Nov 19, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 4Total: 5

09-01-4

Detail 24200872

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee putting her hand over packaged hash browns. The manager inspformed the employee to grab the side of the packaged hash browns. Corrective Action Taken

23-24-4

Detail 24200868

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Handles on the Q-ing ovens. Cup dispensers is accumulated with debris. McCafé station. The manager had an employee to clean the cup dispensers and the q-ing ovens. Corrected On-Site

22-08-4

Detail 24200871

Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.

51-18-6

Detail 24200869

Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.

23-03-4

Detail 24200870

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the top/bottom reach in cooler next to the fry hopper.(both). Gaskets on all reach in coolers in the McCafé station. The manager had an employee to clean the gaskets. Corrected On-Site

Mar 12, 2025

Complaint Partial

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Nov 14, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Total: 2

09-01-4

Detail 23354638

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee grabbed a hash brown with her hand touching the top of the cooked packaged hash brown . I had the person in charge to inform the employees to grab the hash browns from the side to prevent cross contamination.

31B-03-4

Detail 23354639

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in the kitchen at the end of the cook line. Soap was provided. Corrected On-Site

Dec 13, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 2Total: 4

08A-05-6

Detail 22508149

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shelled eggs over precooked eggs inside the single door reach in cooler next to the fryers on the cook line. The eggs was relocated. Corrected On-Site

03A-02-5

Detail 22508151

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 50 F. Inside the 2 door reach in cooler across from the sandwich table. The product was moved to the walk in cooler. Corrective Action Taken

50-09-4

Detail 22508148

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1,2023 displayed. Digital copy was provided. February 1,2024. Corrective Action Taken

25-05-4

Detail 22508150

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of happy meal boxes on the floor in the 1st booth drive thru. Removed off the floor. Corrected On-Site

Jan 18, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

11-26-1

Detail 21703686

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-01-18: Time Extended

Jan 10, 2023

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 2Total: 2

31A-12-4

Detail 21685047

Intermediate - No handwash sink for employees. New hand sink that was supposed to be on half wall not installed. Current plan review for remodel was submitted and approved on 11-5-2020 remodel. Warning

11-26-1

Detail 21685046

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. Warning

Nov 24, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 5

53B-14-5

Detail 20682536

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.

12B-07-4

Detail 20682538

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on shelf on make line between meats and breads. Manager removed Corrected On-Site

08B-49-4

Detail 20682535

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed container of employee food in walk in cooler. Manager removed Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 20682537

Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.

16-46-4

Detail 20682539

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On make line