TERRACE HOTEL RESTAURANT
329 E MAIN ST, Lakeland FL 33801 · 863-688-0800
Last inspected Apr 27, 2026 · 7 visits since November 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs 64f Cookline placed in walk-in cooler for quick cool down
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Apr 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs 64f Cookline placed in walk-in cooler for quick cool down
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener wash, rinsed and sanitize
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Serviceline. manager replaced towels
No soap provided at handwash sink. Cookline
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Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Several boxes of box soda in stockroom. Employee moved to shelf
Food stored on floor. Container crab legs in walk-in freezer. Manager moved crab legs
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between reachin cooler and shelf.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Cookline
Stored food not covered. Cooked vegetables in walk-in cooler manager covered
Feb 24, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Dec 22, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority5 Intermediate2 Basic
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Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Observed frozen packs of raw cod, salmon cakes, cooked crab, raw salmon, raw mahi-mahi, and rock grouper in walk-in freezer that were not frozen before and after vacuum sealing.
Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Fresh salmon received, served medium on menu. Manager got proof of aquaculture.
Reduced oxygen packaged food label that exceeds 30 calendar days from packaging to consumption. Rop vacuum packed cheddar cheese dated 11-10. Lacking manufacturer use by date as well. Stop sale
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line to left of grill cut tomatoes (56F - Cold Holding); cooked rice (52F - Cold Holding)
Establishment packaging time/temperature control for safety food using a reduced oxygen method that does not control the growth of and toxin formation of C. botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Establishment does not have an approved Process Waiver from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed frozen packs of raw cod, salmon cakes, cooked crab, raw salmon, raw mahi-mahi, and rock grouper in walk-in freezer that were not frozen before and after vacuum sealing. Observed cooked duck, cooked short rib, and cooked cabbage.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. For butter at server station. Emailed paperwork to manager.
Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment vacuum packaging raw chicken with butter and herbs Also raw steaks are vacuum packaged and cooked under soups ice but served under consumer advisory. Observed vacuum packs of cooked cabbage and cooked beef short rib in reach in cooler that were sealed on site, operator stated they were packaged on Friday. Observed packaged deli turkey, roast beef,
Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Certificates missing Date of births on valid certificates.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date. Establishment vacuum packaging raw chicken with butter and herbs Also raw steaks are vacuum packaged and cooked under soups ice but served under consumer advisory. Observed vacuum packs of cooked cabbage and cooked beef short rib in reach in cooler that were sealed on site, operator stated they were packaged on Friday.
Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Establishment vacuum packaging raw chicken with butter and herbs Also raw steaks are vacuum packaged and cooked under soups ice but served under consumer advisory. Observed vacuum packs of cooked cabbage and cooked beef short rib in reach in cooler that were sealed on site, operator stated they were packaged on Friday.
May 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. A container of floratabs stored on the table across from the drink station in the kitchen. The medicine was removed.
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server rubbed her hair and continued to engage in serving food. Spoke to the shelf about hand washing procedures.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Located at the end of the prep table next to the walk in cooler. The can opener was removed to the dishwasher area to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. In the dry storage area. The tanks was secured.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Pink insulated cup on the prep table next to the walk in cooler. The beverage was removed.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Flora printed purse stored on the table across from the beverage station. The purse was removed.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic cambro container on the shelf entering into the kitchen. The container was discarded.
Food stored on floor. Container of chicken inside the walk in cooler. Pasta on the floor in the dry storage area.
Single-service articles improperly stored. A case of plastic storage containers on the floor inside the dry storage area. The containers was removed from off the floor.
Dec 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Crumbled sausage 47F, goat cheese 47F inside the top section of the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line. The product was relocated to the walk in cooler.
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. In the dry storage room.
Food stored on floor. Product inside the walk in freezer. Tomato Paste, decaffeinated coffee etc. in the dry storage room.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives between the two flip top reach in coolers across from the cook line. The knives was removed to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Inside th3 flip top reach in coolers across from the cook line.
Apr 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed debris on can opener blade. Dishwasher employee washed rinsed and sanitized can opener blade.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Observed on top area.
Water leaking from faucet/handle. Observed at hand sink at entrance to kitchen.
Nov 6, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Open employee drink on service counter
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket stored next to open aluminum foil on cookline.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Cases of food in walk-in freezer
In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Knives on prep tables.
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Hood and hood filters
Waste line missing at soda gun holster. bar area
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.