REECECLIFF FAMILY DINER
940 S FLORIDA AVE, Lakeland FL 33803 · 863-686-6661
Last inspected Jan 13, 2026 · 8 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2025
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of the dishwasher is soiled with debris.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf above the prep sink near the walk in cooler.
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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No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Light not functioning. Hood system above the stove.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shoves inside the upright reach in cooler at the end of the cook line.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2025
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with clear liquid inside the bottle next to the Hamilton Beach mixer at the front counter.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. White Cambro containers on the shelf in the dry storage.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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 plated bacon with he bare hands. We had the employee to wash her hands and explained to her to use gloves. I explained to the operator about Alternative Operating Procedures. (AOP) as an option.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided a copy.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket is soiled on the flat top reach in freezer between the stove and fryers.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet blue wiping cloth stored on the cutting board on the salad reach in cooler. The wiping cloth was removed.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spatulas in a pitcher of water in the service area with water at 89F. The water was discarded.
Light not functioning. Hood system
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf above the 2 compartment sink.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided a copy by email.
Food stored on floor. Bucket of potatoes. Potatoes removed from off the floor.
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.