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COUNTRY CHICKEN N' FISH KATHLEEN

1263 KATHLEEN RD, Lakeland FL 33805

Last inspected Mar 14, 2026 · 5 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceNOS6302348
Grade history
OCT 23
JAN 24
APR 25
JUL 25
MAR 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/26 Operator paid license durning inspection
High priority/50-17-3/Corrected On-Site
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

Mar 14, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/26 Operator paid license durning inspection
High priority/50-17-3/Corrected On-Site
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Operator stated the gizzard came out about 2 hours.
High priority/03F-02-5
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Cups were discarded.
Basic/12B-12-5/Corrected On-Site
Jul 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed under kitchen equipment.
Basic/36-73-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, and food debris. Observed between fryers.
Basic/23-03-4
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed behind and in between the equipment.
Basic/36-27-5
Apr 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Rack inside the walk in cooler for battered chicken-soiled with food debris.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. The door was closed.
Basic/32-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Bottom of chicken breading table.
Basic/14-05-4
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Sunkist watermelon lemonade drink stored in the single door reach in freezer in the back prep area.
Basic/08B-49-4
Equipment in poor repair. Door handle on the walk in freezer.
Basic/14-11-5
Jan 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food stored in a room/shed that is not fully enclosed. Flour and single service items in outdoor shed.
Basic/08B-43-4
Food stored on floor. Oil boxes on floor.
Basic/08B-38-4
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk-in freezer
Basic/14-69-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving in walk-in cooler
Basic/23-03-4
Oct 3, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine Ice chute on soda machine
Intermediate/22-02-4
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Single-service articles improperly stored. To go boxes stored on floor.
Basic/25-05-4

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.