MILLER'S LAKELAND ALE HOUSE
5650 S FLORIDA AVE, Lakeland FL 33813
Last inspected Feb 12, 2026 · 8 visits since August 2023
□ Not on the state's active licence list
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
JUL 24
FEB 25
MAR 25
NOV 25
FEB 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 25 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 live flies on cook line. Observed 8 live flies in walls in dish area
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $800
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2022048867 | Sep 7, 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 | $800 |
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Feb 12, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On shelf above the flip top arch in cooler next to the hand washing sink entering the kitchen.
Water leaking fromfaucet/handle. Faucet at the 3 compartment sink in the dishwasher area.
Nov 5, 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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Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucet leaking from the hand was sink in the bar area.
Mar 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employees on the cook line put on gloves after handling his cell phone with washing his hands.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking on the expo line in the kitchen.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on the brown cutting board at the expo line across from the fryers.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee at the wing station prepping food.
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Feb 5, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee used his cell phone and then engaged in handling clean dishes. I had the employee to stop and wash his hands.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Shrimp 51F
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shrimp 51F. Inside the drawer on the reach in cooler across from the flat grill on the cook line.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Beverage next to clean frying pans under the prep table at the end of the cook line. The beverage was removed.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on the cook line.
Jul 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade on the prep table across from the dishwasher area. The can opener was removed to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In front of the fryers.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the top/bottom reach in freezers.
Jan 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained on the small flip top reach in cooleracross from the stove.
Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Missing grout throughout the kitchen.
Food stored on floor. Vegetable oil on the floor in the dry storage area. Case of shrimp inside the walk in freezer.
Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. End of hood system near the fryers.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Stainless steel microwave on the middle shelf of the stand next to the expo window.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the uprfreezers near the fryers.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Upright reach in cooler and freezer across from the cook line.
Aug 21, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting boards on cook line
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed deep groves in cutting board at saute station
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. On cook line by fryers
Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed missing floor grout and standings water in dish area
Aug 16, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
Show 8 findings ▾
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 live flies on cook line. Observed 8 live flies in walls in dish area
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting boards on cook line
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed soiled flat bread make line cooler handle soiled
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed deep groves in cutting board at saute station
Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach on floor under soda bibbs
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. On cook line by fryers
Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed missing floor grout and standings water in dish area
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spatulas stored in water on cook line at 106f
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.