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HERBY'S KITCHEN

2844 LAKELAND HIGHLAND RD, LAKELAND 33803

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 1/31/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8860103

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Next to the beverage syrup rack in the dishwasher area.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black apron on the shelf with condiments smuckers jelly across from the side by side reach in cooler entering the kitchen.
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee engaging in preparing food making cinnamon rolls without a hair restraint.

Inspection Date: 8/14/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8775824

  • 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. White towel used to cover biscuits in a pan on the table across from the ovens. The towels were removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning. Hood system
  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leak coming from the handle on the hand washing sink in the kitchen next to the steam table.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wiping cloth stored on the employee belt. I had the employee to remove the cloth. Wet wiping cloth under green cutting board on the flat top reach in cooler. The wet wiping cloth was removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shelled eggs over pork chops inside the flat top reach in cooler across from the 3 compartment sink in the kitchen. The eggs was relocated. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pans stored in the hand washing sink in the kitchen next to the steam table. The pans was removed and taken to the dishwasher area to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For the dishwasher machine.

Inspection Date: 3/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8589973

  • 36-62-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Light not functioning. Hood system Wall soiled with black debris in the dishwasher area. Above the loading zone. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-12: Light burned out under hood system. **Time Extended**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets. Small flat top reach in cooler. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-12: Reach in cooler across from the hand washing sink gaskets are soiled. **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 1/11/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8586017

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning. Hood system Wall soiled with black debris in the dishwasher area. Above the loading zone. Warning
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets. Small flat top reach in cooler. Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shelled eggs over spinach inside the stainless steel side by side refrigerator. The eggs was relocated to the bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 53A-01-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Warning

Inspection Date: 11/3/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8375129

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Brown purse, jackets stored on the beverage syrup rack located in the dishwasher area.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf next to the chest style freezer in the kitchen.
  • 29-20-5:Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink. Hand washing sink next to the 3 compartment sink.
  • 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. The manager touched a plunger with gloves on and engaged in prepping a container of white rice. I had the manager to remove the gloves and wash his hands, put on a new pair of gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided a copy by email. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled located at the end of the prep table across from the chest style freezer.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Squirt bottle with blue liquid inside the bottle on the drain board at the 3 compartment sink.