DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

LUCILLE'S AMERICAN CAFE

205 3rd Street Southwest
Winter Haven, Florida, 33880
Polk County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 4/14/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10730999

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack in dry storage on shelf next to food. Operator removed backpack. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Cook line, employee removed from cook line. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-39-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer in spray bottle not at proper minimum strength. 10 ppm Operator primed dishwasher 100 ppm Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at the bar. Employee cleaned and sanitized soda gun. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 11/26/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8728073

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cook line
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Flour debris on the floor in dry storage. Operator cleaned and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler at the bar. Operator removed standing water from cooler. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzle soda dispenser at the bar. Operator cleaned and sanitized soda gun. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cook line. Operator replaced paper towels. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8563613

  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Cook line
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cook line at the end. Replaced paper towels. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8563477

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 12/1/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8349953

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cups being used in bulk storage containers. Portion cup being used in BBQ cookline Warning
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Several on cookline Warning
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Stockroom employee jackets hanging on food shelf. Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of food on floor in stockroom. Manager moved cases to shelving Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Prep table Warning
  • 21-11-4:Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Cookline Warning
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Black debris on wall behind dish machine. Warning
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm Warning
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Walk-in cooler raw beef stored next to raw pork same pan. Manager removed pork. Raw pork stored over raw shrimp. Manager moved shrimp. Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked onions hot holding on grill at 94F. Manager discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker missing on hose at mop sink. Manager replace vacuum breaker. Corrected On-Site Warning