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MCDONALD'S #35865

1805 SHEPHERD ROAD, Lakeland FL 33811 · 863-646-4060

Last inspected Nov 21, 2025 · 3 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats70
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA6308080
Grade history
JUL 23
JAN 25
NOV 25
— STEADY

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

Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Nov 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers on the shelf above the 3 compartment sink. The manager had an employee to separate the containers.
Basic/24-08-4/Corrective Action Taken
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor behind the ice machine has a white build up.
Basic/36-73-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the top bottom reach in freezer at the beginning of the cook line across from the hand washing sink. The manager assigned an employee to clean the gasket.
Basic/23-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Jan 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee grabbed a bag of French fries with her hands over the top of the fries creating bare hand contact with a ready to eat product vs grabbing the French fries from the side. The manager informed the employees to grab from the side.
High priority/09-01-4/Corrective Action Taken
Jul 21, 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 ▾
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee drink and food container next to employee food bin and above eggs in walk in cooler. Manager got another container and put items in it.
Basic/08B-49-4/Corrected On-Site
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Basic/35B-01-4
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer around condenser
Basic/14-69-4

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.