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JIMBOS PIT BAR B Q

1215 E MEMORIAL BLVD, Lakeland FL 33801 · 863-683-3777

Last inspected Mar 5, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats92
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6300101
Grade history
APR 24
DEC 24
APR 25
NOV 25
MAR 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Mar 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl being used in mustard coleslaw in walk-in cooler.
Basic/14-01-5
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink was discarded
Basic/12B-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Stored food not covered. Tea urns. PIC covered teas.
Basic/08B-12-5/Corrected On-Site
Nov 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Observed employee carrying cooked meats on tray on top of head, touching bottom tray with hair. Employee moved items to clean tray.
High priority/08B-27-4
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener Ice chute
Intermediate/22-02-4
Apr 29, 2025Inspection 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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Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Walk in cooler for the meats.
Basic/36-03-4
Dec 12, 2024Inspection 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 personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on top shelf in serviceline.
Basic/40-06-5
Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Kitchen area
Basic/36-12-4
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored behind knife rack and wall. Operator removed.
Basic/10-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Apr 2, 2024Inspection 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 chute on ice machine.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan guard in meat cooler.
Basic/23-03-4
Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers stored on floor by cookline.
Basic/25-05-4
Nov 3, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Bag of sugar and breading in walk-in cooler. operator moved products..
Basic/08B-47-4/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Plastic bean container melted. operator discarded.
Basic/14-13-4/Corrected On-Site
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar and flour containers. Operator labeled containers.
Basic/02D-01-5/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.