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PANDA EXPRESS #2876

4620 S FLORIDA AVE #100, Lakeland FL 33813 · 863-619-6008

Last inspected Jul 21, 2026 · 5 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats52
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA6308403
Grade history
SEP 23
NOV 23
JUL 24
JUL 25
JUL 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 7 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

5 visits, newest first

Jul 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1, 2026.
Basic/50-09-4
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black cell phone on the front ledge of the reach in cooler across fron the wok station on the cook line.
Basic/40-06-5
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Basic/51-18-6
Jul 2, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched his nose then proceeded to engage in assembling food for the drive thru customers. I had the employee to wash his hands.
High priority/12A-25-4/Corrective Action Taken
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf above the 3 compartment sink.
Basic/24-08-4
Jul 24, 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
Show 3 findings ▾
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1, 2024 displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized at 3 compartment sink. The manager had the employee to setup the 3 compartment sink in the correct order.
Basic/16-13-5/Corrected On-Site
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 150 ppm. The manager had the solution changed. 200 ppm
Basic/21-08-4/Corrected On-Site
Nov 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.plastic pans on the shelf above the 3 compartment sink.
Basic/24-08-4
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Vents on the interior vent cover on the microwave on the shelf next to the 3 compartment sink.
Basic/22-08-4
Sep 28, 2023Inspection 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 ▾
Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Date of Birth missing on some.
Intermediate/53B-10-4/Repeat Violation
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Basic/22-08-4
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Black forks at the front counter. Operator stored the utensils with handles first.
Basic/25-02-4/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.