LINGS BUFFET
4320 South Florida Avenue
Lakeland, Florida, 33813
Polk County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.6/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/14/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/14/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 1/16/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 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**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/16/2025 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/8/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
4
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 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**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/8/2024 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 4 basic).