THAI CHILLI PEPPER
3123 US HWY 98 N, Lakeland FL 33805
Last inspected Feb 9, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/24
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $200
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2021014896 | Feb 15, 2021 | Apr 23, 2021 | $200 |
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/26
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At 2 hand washing sinks
No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand washing sinks in kitchen. Operator replaced soaps
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice in reachin cooler. Operator stated made on Sat.
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In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored in between reachin coolers. Employee removed knives.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1,2025
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Using to go bags for food storage in reachin freezer
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/25
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/24
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall.knives stored between marketable and reachin cooler on cookline.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 3105 US 98 NORTH, MARKET SQUARE SPACE 3123, Lakeland — this licence has since moved.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 3105 US 98 NORTH, MARKET SQUARE SPACE 3123, Lakeland — this licence has since moved.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Dishmachine has no data plate/operating specifications.
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.