LAKE MIRIAM CHINESE KITCHEN
4802 S FLORIDA AVE, Lakeland FL 33813
Last inspected Jul 1, 2026 · 4 visits since March 2025
4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided a copy to the email provided.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reconstituted garlic 67 Product was moved to the walk in cooler to bring the temperature to the correct cold hold temperature.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade is soiled. End of the prep table across from the ice machine. The can opener was removed to the dishwasher area to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Door handle on the walk in cooler is very greasy.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1,2026 posted.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black back pack on a case of Legg's chicken marinade in the dry storage area.
Food stored on floor. A case of cooking wine and a case of vegetable oil on the floor next to the back door.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade on the can opener. At the end if the prep table across from the ice machine. The can opener was removed to the 3 compartment sink to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. The white interior plastic cover.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided a copy to the email provided.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining the top shelf of the table next to the dry storage shelf.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. White rice spoon in a container of water not 84F. Next to the rice cooker on the table across from the rice cooker. The water was discarded and the spoon was washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Employee cleaned the microwave.
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. White plastic forks and spoons on the front counter next to the beverage station. The utensils was inverted.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
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