THE CHOP SHOP
118 South Kentucky Avenue
Lakeland, Florida, 33801
Polk County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
6
Basic
9
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. On ovens, reaching cooler doors and microwave doors. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead under shelving on frontline. PIC removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Hallway and stockroom **Warning**
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Bag of flour and shortening on floor in stockroom **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving in cookline **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. To go boxes and cupsstored on floor in stockroom. **Warning**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Onion ring in reachin freezer in dining room **Warning**
- 08B-63-4:Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Reach freezer with onion ring, ice machine and ice cream machine. **Warning**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employees place hamburger on grill change gloves without handwashing. **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener **Warning**
- 27-09-4:Intermediate - No cold running water at hand washing sink. Water has been turned off. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Plans on file doesn't match the restaurant layout. Cookline doesn't have easy access to hand washing sink, and several pieces of equipment add to dining room ex ice cream machine, soda machine, ice and food storage. **Warning**
- 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Warning**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cole slaw and taco meat in walking cooler **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 16 total violations (1 high priority, 6 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 11/19/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of cut potatoes on floor of walk-in cooler. Manager moved potatoes **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Excessive buildup of grease and food debris behind the grills and fryers.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Hood and filters on ccokline.
- 27-06-4:Intermediate - No cold running water at hand washing sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/19/2024 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).