CHARM CITY AT LAKE ASHTON
4141 ASHTON CLUB DR, Lake Wales FL 33859
Last inspected Nov 12, 2025 · 7 visits since September 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
5 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $320
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2015007227 | Jan 14, 2015 | Mar 12, 2015 | $320 |
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Across from dish machine area, operator replaced paper towels.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Only cold water was available at bar handwashing sink,employee turned on hot water nozzle, hot water 96F.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on prep line prepping raw beef
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By prep station Operator replaced paper towels.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Operator replaced soap by prep sink.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Raw animal food stored over or with produce. In walk-in cooler raw chicken and raw ship over box of freshly cut produce. Operator moved raw chicken and raw ship from over produce.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Across from the cook line. Operator replaced paper towels.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At bar area
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Raw animal food stored over produce. In walk-in cooler raw shrimp over box of vegetables. Operator removed raw from over the vegetables.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Operator removed from the door handle.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At bar and back kitchen. Operator secured tanks.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Open can drink next to tortillas beginning of cook line. Operator removed open can drink.
Food stored on floor. Frets on the floor in walk-in freezer and cooler. Operator removed from floor.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Cook line operator removed tongs.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand wash sink near dish machine.
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.