MIKE'S DRIVE IN INC
1055 US 17 S, Bartow FL 33830 · 863-533-2571
Last inspected Apr 16, 2026 · 7 visits since December 2023
5 inspections within 12 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements.
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $200
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2017003003 | Dec 21, 2016 | Feb 8, 2017 | $200 |
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Stored food not covered. Bulk containers of chicken inside the walk,in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw breaded chicken stored over breaded onion rings in glass front reach in cooler. Operator moved onion rings to higher shelf.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in bulk breading containers.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed 1 unsecured tank in server station.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed in glass front cooler in dish area, 3 containers of unopened, thawed ROP fish.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 staff preparing food with no hair restraint.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed stored on soda fountain grate in server station.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door handle.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over battered onion rings inside the Coca Cola reach in coolers. The onion rings was relocated. Hamburger patties over mushrooms inside the flip top reach in cooler. The mushrooms was relocated..
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
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Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements.
No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Outside plumbing.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of lime scale -like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Between the ice machine and beverage station.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food on the cook l8ne.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Grout missing on kitchen floor.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Package of ground beef and a pacifier intact beef on the table next to the hand washing sink in the back prep area. The product was placed under cold run water in the 3 compartment sink.
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.