SLIM CHICKENS
23260 HWY 27, Lake Wales FL 33859
Last inspected Feb 24, 2026 · 6 visits since January 2024
5 inspections within 14 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Bathroom facility not clean. Men's toilet, operator cleaned men's restroom
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scooper handle touching mushrooms, operator removed scooper from food.
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. Soda machine is dining room area, nozzle of Diet Coke and Dr. Pepper, operator cleaned and sanitized during inspection.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. By mop sink and drink storage area. Operator removed standing water.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Operator voluntarily discarded mop 2 heads
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine panel. Operator cleaned and sanitized ice shield.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In drink storage area. Operator removed standing water by mopping.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop with handle in the pickles. Employee with gloves removed the scoop and placed in a holding container.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Back panel of soda dispenser in the dining area. Manager cleaned and sanitized area with sanitizing solution.
Open dumpster lid. Operator closed dumpster lid.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Operator cleqned and sanitized
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. By drive through window open cup of ice water and straw next to single serve straws. Operator dispose of the cup.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Prep area by the back door. Operator removed items.
Open dumpster lid. Operator closed dumpster.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. chicken Tenders (112F - Hot Holding) and 125F-hot holding
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken tenders (125F - Hot Holding) and chicken tenders (112F - Hot Holding) Operator voluntarily discarded
Open dumpster lid. Operator closed lid.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service lids on the floor by drive through. Operator removed from the floor.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.