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EL PILON LOKO BAR & GRILL

823 EAGLE RIDGE DR UNIT 600, Lake Wales FL 33859 · 787-688-1877

Last inspected Feb 27, 2026 · 5 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats193
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6308831
Grade history
SEP 23
AUG 24
MAR 25
OCT 25
FEB 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

Feb 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Both Soda Guns at the bar, operator cleaned and sanitized with sanitizing solution.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on cook line with rice debris inside operator cleaned and sanitized mixture with sanitizing solution.
Basic/22-08-4/Corrected On-Site
Reach-in cooler interior has accumulation of soil residues at Cook line in reach in cooler, operator cleaned and sanitized area.
Basic/22-16-4/Corrected On-Site
Oct 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in cooler across from cook line raw chicken breast over raw pork, operator removed raw chicken breast from over raw pork.
High priority/08A-20-5/Corrected On-Site
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Across from cook line Operator replaced paper towels
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
Basic/36-03-4
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put on hair restraints
Basic/13-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cook line, operator removed items
Basic/10-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Mar 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. In walk in cooler plantains stored in Lowe's and Home Depot buckets.
High priority/14-15-4
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At the bar soda dispenser nozzles. Operator cleaned and sanitized nozzles with soap water and sanitizer solution.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Across from the cook line. Operator placed paper towels in dispenser.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open Drink on of water on top of reach in cooler on cook line. Employee removed and disposed of water bottle.
Basic/12B-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Knives stored between equipment on cook line reach in. Operator removed knives.
Basic/24-14-4/Corrected On-Site
Aug 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda guns at the bar.
Intermediate/22-02-4
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Intermediate/16-37-1
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Light not functioning. On the cook line.
Basic/36-62-4

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.