HIBACHI BUFFET
901 MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND, FL 33801
License #6305627
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Failing Health Score
How is this score calculated? →HIBACHI BUFFET in LAKELAND currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 61 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 28, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 22 total violations — 2 critical, 8 major, 12 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Operator removed containers from seasonings and spices
- [22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Location kitchen, operator started process of cleaning
- [27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at sushi station operator, operator turned on water.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Towels and cooling wracking in hand washing sink, operator removed items.
- [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Buckets of soy sauce In walk in cooler
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters
- [35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach closed to the exit of the kitchen., operator discarded,and sanitized area.
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook line cook cooking shrimps and hibachi cook cooking while not wearing , hair restraint
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Shrimp, raw beef,raw pork ,dice melons walk in cooler and
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