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MCDONALD'S 717

MCDONALD'S 717 in LAKELAND has 4 health inspections on record with an overall food safety rating of 3.1/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

2835 South Florida Avenue
Lakeland, Florida, 33803
Polk County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 11/19/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10917471

  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Handles on the Q-ing ovens. Cup dispensers is accumulated with debris. McCafé station. The manager had an employee to clean the cup dispensers and the q-ing ovens. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
  • 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the top/bottom reach in cooler next to the fry hopper.(both). Gaskets on all reach in coolers in the McCafé station. The manager had an employee to clean the gaskets. Corrected On-Site
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee putting her hand over packaged hash browns. The manager inspformed the employee to grab the side of the packaged hash browns. **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 3/12/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10796678

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 11/14/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8738744

  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee grabbed a hash brown with her hand touching the top of the cooked packaged hash brown . I had the person in charge to inform the employees to grab the hash browns from the side to prevent cross contamination.
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in the kitchen at the end of the cook line. Soap was provided. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/13/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8360011

  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1,2023 displayed. Digital copy was provided. February 1,2024. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of happy meal boxes on the floor in the 1st booth drive thru. Removed off the floor. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shelled eggs over precooked eggs inside the single door reach in cooler next to the fryers on the cook line. The eggs was relocated. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 50 F. Inside the 2 door reach in cooler across from the sandwich table. The product was moved to the walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**