LINGS BUFFET
4320 South Florida Avenue
Lakeland, Florida, 33813
Polk County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 3/14/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10790754
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 1/16/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10753216
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Ice machine to the left.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Container inside a bag of flour. Dry storage. The container was removed. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 8/8/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8782637
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Both ice machines.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of potatoes on the floor across from the fryers. The potatoes was removed from off the floor. Corrected On-Site
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop on top of the ice machine. The ice scoops was washed,rinsed and sanitized and placed inside a container. Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frog legs, blue crabs thawing in standing water in the 3 compartment sink near the walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 12A-20-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. At the hand washing sink in the back prep area across from the tables with the rice cooker. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cooking pot in the hand washing sink in the back prep area. The pot was removed. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Last hand washing sink in the back prep area. Paper towels was replaced. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in the back prep area across from the rice cooker. Soap was replaced. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 2/14/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8575271
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in a container of standing water. On the prep table across from the electrical room.
- 12A-18-4:High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing.
- 12A-20-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2024
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over blue crabs inside the walk in cooler. Crabs was relocated. Corrected On-Site