S & L RESTAURANT
2915 S COMBEE RD, Lakeland FL 33803 · 863-665-0731
Last inspected Feb 25, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
5 inspections trending up, 18 points better than where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2014
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1, 2026
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food on the cook line.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade is soiled. Can opener on the end of the prep table under the fryers.
Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Stainless spoons inside a gray caddy on the front counter not stored with the handles presented first.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee cooking food on the cook line.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Container of medicine improperly stored. A container of CDB For Life Rub on the slicer near the entrance into the dry storage area off from the kitchen. The container was removed and the slicer was washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2025
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. The tank was secured.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food on the cook line.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Soiled with food and grease. On the 3rd shelf next to the fryers.
Open dumpster lid.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Employee cutting lettuce. I had the employee to wash the lettuce before cutting.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. In the dry storage area.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee cooking food on the cook line.
Met inspection standards. 9 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 1,2014
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. A carton of eggs over a container of tuna salad inside the side by side reach in cooler across from the cook line. The eggs was relocated.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade at the end of the prep table near the microwave.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pot of eggs in the hand washing sink in the kitchen. The pot was removed.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. White interior panel.
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Peeled hard boiled eggs on a white cloth on counter space to the right of the hand washing sink.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Gray purse on shelf next to cases of Dr. Pepper in the dry storage area off from the dining area.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food on the cook line.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On the shelf near the reach in cooler at the end of the cook line.
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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Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Togo menu does not have consumer advisory for burgers and eggs cooked to order
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.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed portion cups stored on the floor in storage. Employee got cases off of 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.