SMOKIN OX PREMIUM BBQ
204 6 STREET SW, Winter Haven FL 33880 · 863-604-0538
Last inspected Feb 11, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 5 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
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.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine located across from the smoker area.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operator unable to locate files
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks put on hair resistants
Met inspection standards. 2 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. Ice chute on soda dispenser in dining room area. Operator cleaned and sanitized area with sanitizing solution.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Hand bag on prep area by mixer and jacket on box of single service baking containers. Back pack sitting on top of case of canned food next to the side entrance of the kitchen. Employees removed items.
Met inspection standards. 2 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.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded.
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Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Clayton Tyler 8/9/2018
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
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Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Clayton Tyler 8/9/2018
Equipment in poor repair. Equipment handle handle broken on hot box. Screwdriver opens as handle.
Food stored on floor. Oil on the floor cook line. Operator removed from cook line off 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.