4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
4729 S FLORIDA AVE, Lakeland FL 33813 · 863-225-9441
Last inspected Jul 21, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
5 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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. Pico on expo window. Manager time marked
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Accumulation of lime scale-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Across from the cook line. The manager started to clean up the water.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of the dishwasher.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.Can opener blade is soiled. End of the table across from the walk in cooler. Can opener was removed to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf in front of the ice machine.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee coughed, sneezed, used a handkerchief or disposable tissue then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee coughed and didn't wash his hands. Informed the manager so that she can direct the employee to wash his hands.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of the dishwasher.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Chute around the ice chute inside the ice machine is stained.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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. Pico on expo window. Manager time marked
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Warmer: smoked chicken (119F - Hot Holding). Manager reheated to 170 in 15 min
Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment doing cook chill and has submitted plans to State. Are awaiting approval
Inaccurate temperature gauge(s) on dishmachine. Rinse was showing 205f Wash was 135f
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.