DUKE'S BREWHOUSE
4960 S FLORIDA AVE, Lakeland FL 33813 · 863-647-9464
Last inspected Jul 16, 2026 · 9 visits since October 2023
JAN 25
MAY 25
AUG 25
FEB 26
JUL 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Container of blue cheese crumbles inside the walk in cooler. Dated for 14 days.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Jul 16, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic ramekin used inside the salsa in the top section of the reach in cooler above the expo window.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black framed eyeglasses on the prep table next to the steam table/marinator across the cook line. The glasses was removed.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In the kitchen under all equipment.
Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Inside the walk-coolers.
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Food stored on floor. A case of Pepsi beverage syrup on the floor in front of the beverage syrup rack in the kitchen.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets are heavily soiled on the reach in cooler at the chicken station.
Feb 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle with degreaser on the shelf with BBQ sauce. The spray bottle was removed.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone next to the steam table. The cell phone was removed
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line.
Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walk in cooler.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Both microwaves on the table at the end of the cook line near the expo window.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line. Flat top reach in cooler next to the fryers.
Aug 19, 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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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice bin. Beverage station the operator cleaned the ice bin.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Bar area. Wall soiled in the bar area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the reach in cooler door across from the cook line.
May 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. With pink substance on the dry storage shelf in the kitchen. Spray bottle was labeled.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Kitchen.
Jan 23, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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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.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door handle. Tongs was removed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on flip top reach in cooler acfrom the cook line.
Jul 26, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Light not functioning. Hood system
Jul 24, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Blue cheese crumbles 46F, diced tomatoes 45F, pasta 45F. Inside the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line. Back of the ice bin at the beverage station.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle labeled bleach stored on the shelf with dry storage vigorously yellow rice, distilled vinegar. The spray bottle was removed.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. White interior panel.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1,2024. The manager provided a current copy. February 1, 3025
Light not functioning. Hood system
Feb 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives between reach in cooler and prep table.
Oct 17, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Chlorine 100 plus ppm. The manager placed a call to have the machine serviced.
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on the cook line wiped his nose with the back of his gloves without changing his gloves. The manager had the employee to discard the gloves and washed his hands and put on a new pair of gloves.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Container of blue cheese crumbles inside the walk in cooler. Dated for 14 days.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. In the kitchen area.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. No license displayed. License was presented and displayed.
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. Beverage in a white styrofoam foam cup on the prep table next to the Marinator. The beverage was discarded.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet cloth under a yellow cutting board on the prep table across from the stove. The cutting board and wet cloth was removed.
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.