PANDA EXPRESS 3635
5270 S HWY 98, Lakeland FL 33812 · 863-608-9696
Last inspected Jul 30, 2025 · 4 visits since July 2023
4 inspections within 5 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1, 2025 posted. The manager printed and posted the current business license. February 1, 2026.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Drink stored on a shelf inside the reach in cooler next to above a container of sauce across from the cook line. The beverage was moved.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand washing sink in the dishwasher area.
Prep- sink used for warewashing. Used to wash serving trays. I informed the employee to use the 3 compartment sink.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1, 2024.
No copy of latest inspection report available. July 5,2023
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided a copy by email.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf above the 3 compartment sink.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
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.