BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 123
US Highway 98 North
Lakeland, Florida, 33805
Polk County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 2/11/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10776077
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. We,en restroom and hallway. Manager had floor mopped and place extra wet floor sign Corrected On-Site
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Several employee drinks in reaching cooler on cook line and service line.
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe leaking from ceiling in woman restroom.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Prep table
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Potato soup placed in walk-in cooler the night before at 8:40am soup still at 50 F. manager discarded soup. See Stop Order **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Pancake batter at 6:30 am and shelled eggs at 8:30 am. Manager time stamped products. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Potato soup chilling with lids on container in walk-in cooler.
Inspection Date: 12/6/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8784895
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Across from the cook line on the expo line. All microwaves.
- 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning. Hood systems in the back prep area. The manager fixed the light. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. A gallon of milk inside the flip top reach in cooler across from the coffee machines. The milk was dated. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 3/19/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8538510
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reachin cooler door gaskets on cookline soiled with food debris.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employee drink in reachin freezer on cookline. Operator removed the drink and discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of napkins stored on floor in stockroom. Operator moved napkins. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee crack shelled eggs then grab clean plate to place cooked egg on. They didn't removed gloves or wash hands.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in prep area by door. Serviceline by juice machine. Operator replaced paper towels. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand washing sink in prep area by door. Operator replaced soap. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 10/27/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8383412
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Microwaves on cookline
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling in of BOH kitchen with dirt debris on tiles and vents.
- 33-12-4:Basic - Dumpster rusted out on bottom.
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Prep area Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom of soda heads on left side serviceline
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Towel hanging on bucket. Operator placed into bucket. Corrected On-Site