HAKUCHO
207 E MAIN ST, Lakeland FL 33801 · 863-712-2803
Last inspected Apr 23, 2026 · 4 visits since April 2025
3 inspections trending down, 12 points off where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/01/2026 operator renewed while doing inspection
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/01/2026 operator renewed while doing inspection
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.Cooks removed.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Water at 77F
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded.
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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.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. ROP cook-chill Sousvide cooking
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth touch bean sprouts in walk-in cooler. operator moved cloth.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Emailed operator sign to post. Operator printed and posted.
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