ABUELO'S MEXICAN FOOD EMBASSY
3700 LAKESIDE VILLAGE BLVD, LAKELAND, FL 33803
License #6307628
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Mixed Health Record
How is this score calculated? →ABUELO'S MEXICAN FOOD EMBASSY in LAKELAND currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 84.1 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 29, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 14 total violations — 1 critical, 4 major, 9 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on April 29, 2026 included 1 critical violation, 1 major, and 5 minor.
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*Scores are calculated by InspectFL based on public DBPR inspection data and are not official state ratings.
Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [22-31-4] Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Shelves in the dry storage area where can goods are stored. Walk in cooler shelves.
- [36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Missing grout and broken tiles in the dishwasher area.
- [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelves in the dishwasher area.
- [50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1,2025 displayed.
- [14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. A lid covering a bulk container of shredded cheese is cracked around the edges. The manager discarded the lid and replaced it.
- [09-01-4] 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 garnished a dessert with a strawberry and a mint leave. I informed the manager and the employee to use gloves. I verified that the establishment is not currently using am Alternative Operating Procedure (AOP).
- [21-05-5] Cloth used as a food-contact surface. White cloth with an orange stripe used to cover tamales. The cloth was removed. I explained to the manager their options.
What do locals think?
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Would you eat here?
ABUELO'S MEXICAN FOOD EMBASSY has some meaningful issues on record. Would you still eat here?
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