RIVERSIDE EXPRESS SEAFOOD MARKET
Based on 6 health inspections, RIVERSIDE EXPRESS SEAFOOD MARKET in LAKELAND has earned a 3.8/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
130 East Memorial Boulevard
Lakeland, Florida, 33801
Polk County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.8/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 11/4/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10932909
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open employee water in reachin coolers at the end of cookline
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw fish 66F, 64F and 65F in reachin coolers on cookline. Employee stated fish placed in reachin cooler at 1:00pm. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 3/6/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8896358
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee in walk-in cooler, operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener ice chute Operator had item washed, rinsed, and sanitized Corrected On-Site
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator replaced paper towels.
Inspection Date: 9/23/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8726366
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in bulk breading. Operator discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Cookline
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Open employees drink on clean dish rack and walk-in cooler shelf with food. Operator moved drinks. Corrected On-Site
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cookline.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute nozzle Operator cleaned Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 2/1/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8598748
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 1/25/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8480047
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Warning
- 53A-03-7:Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute in dining room. Operator wash, rinse and sanitized. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Tea nozzle in hand washing sink. Operator removed nozzle. Corrected On-Site Warning
Inspection Date: 8/22/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8348017
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Flour sifter screen torn and in disrepair. Operator discarded equipment. Corrected On-Site
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
- 22-38-5:Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Test quat sanitizer at 3 x compartment sink dispenser 0ppm. Operator went to store and replaced sanitizer. Retest 200 ppm Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint