HIBACHI BUFFET

Name: HIBACHI BUFFET
Address: 901 MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND, FL, 33801, US
Rating: 61.6

901 MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND, FL 33801

License #6305627

🍱 Japanese/Sushi ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

61.6 Grade F / 100

Failing Health Score

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HIBACHI BUFFET in LAKELAND currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 61.6 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 29 total violations — 4 critical, 10 major, 15 minor.

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The latest inspection on April 28, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: no critical rows, 5 major, and 6 minor.

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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[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
[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
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Buckets of soy sauce In walk in cooler
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink across from the cook line operator replaced soap.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Towels and cooling wracking in hand washing sink, operator removed items.
[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
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Operator removed containers from seasonings and spices
[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.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach closed to the exit of the kitchen., operator discarded,and sanitized area.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand washing sink by dishwasher, operator replaced.

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