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HAKUCHO

207 E MAIN ST, Lakeland FL 33801 · 863-712-2803

Last inspected Apr 23, 2026 · 4 visits since April 2025

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats125
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6309004
Grade history
APR 25
DEC 25
APR 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections trending down, 12 points off where it started.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/01/2026 operator renewed while doing inspection
High priority/50-17-3/Corrected On-Site
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Apr 23, 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. Expired 2/01/2026 operator renewed while doing inspection
High priority/50-17-3/Corrected On-Site
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Intermediate/16-37-1
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.Cooks removed.
Basic/10-20-4/Corrected On-Site
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Water at 77F
Basic/10-07-4
Mar 12, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Dec 11, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded.

0 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
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.
Intermediate/53B-01-5/Warning
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Intermediate/03F-10-5/Warning
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
Intermediate/03G-50-1/Warning
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth touch bean sprouts in walk-in cooler. operator moved cloth.
Basic/21-05-5/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Apr 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Emailed operator sign to post. Operator printed and posted.
Basic/31B-04-4/Corrected On-Site

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.