HAPPY DRAGON
11161 SR 70
Florida, 34202
Lakewood Ranch
Manatee County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/6/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
3
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Repeat Violation
- 35B-03-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed no self closer on rear kitchen exterior door. Repeat Violation
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed the walk in cooler shelves rusted and pitted. Repeat Violation
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee handling soiled equipment and then clean dish ware and preparing food. Operator coached. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed non grade bags used for storing food in the walk in cooler and reach in freezers.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored over ready to eat vegetables in reach in freezers.
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed the front handwashing sink with food and containers in the sink.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed the handwashing sink in the back of kitchen without soap or paper towels.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked chicken, beef, wontons, egg rolls ready to eat without dates in reach in freezer.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/6/2025 revealed 9 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 9/13/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed current license not displayed. Operator is struggling to print. Repeat Violation
- 35B-03-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed no self closer on rear kitchen exterior door. Repeat Violation
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed the walk in cooler shelves rusted and pitted. Repeat Violation
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee handling soiled equipment and then clean dish ware and preparing food. Operator coached. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/13/2024 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 4/23/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed current license not displayed. Operator is struggling to print.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed five gallon buckets of sauce stored on the floor in back kitchen area. Repeat Violation
- 35B-03-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed no self closer on rear kitchen exterior door. Repeat Violation
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed the walk in cooler shelves rusted and pitted.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/23/2024 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 11/16/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed five gallon buckets of sauce stored on the floor in back kitchen area.
- 35B-03-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed no self closer on rear kitchen exterior door. Repeat Violation
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 2 dented cans of Anne Elise applesauce. Owner removed from shelf. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - 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. Observed some employees with no written plan in place.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/16/2023 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).