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CHICK-FIL-A

4625 S FLORIDA AVE, Lakeland FL 33813 · 863 607 9300

Last inspected Mar 17, 2026 · 9 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats100
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6306817
Grade history
MAR 24
AUG 24
DEC 24
NOV 25
MAR 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 1 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

9 visits, newest first

Mar 17, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. All upright reach in coolers.
Basic/23-24-4
Nov 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf across from the salad prep area.
Basic/24-08-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the flat top on the secondary fry station.
Basic/23-03-4
Dec 10, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on the reach in cooler door in the drive through area across from the ice machine.
Basic/23-03-4
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Pans on the shelf in the dry storage area.
Basic/16-46-4
Aug 27, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf across from the salad station.
Basic/24-08-4
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Basic/51-18-6
Mar 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee making drinks in the drive thru. Employee put on a hair net.
Basic/13-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Feb 22, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Dec 19, 2023Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
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.
Intermediate/11-26-1/Warning
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the rack in the dry storage area.
Basic/24-08-4/Warning
Nov 15, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee engaged in food at the chicken breading station. The employee put on a hair net.
Basic/13-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Aug 24, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled gaskets in upright reach in cooler next to breading station.
Basic/23-03-4
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed in unit next to breading station.
Basic/22-16-4

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.