Visit 01 — Routine - Food
Apr 17, 2026
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionThe establishment's license expired, not obtained, or not properly displayed.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
License No. 6309017|Public Food Service Establishment|Polk County, FloridaInspected Apr 17, 2026
State of Florida Inspection Record
BENJI'S FRESH FOOD
501 S COMBEE RD, LAKELAND, FL 33801
BENJI'S FRESH FOOD keeps a clean kitchen by state inspection standards. Only minor issues noted in the past year. The trailing-year record shows 2 violations, including 2 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Solid
80.8
Trailing year of inspections
How this kitchen compares
Against LAKELAND
Scores higher than 30% of the 493 inspected restaurants in LAKELAND on the trailing-year record.
Against Polk County
2 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — above the Polk County average of 0.8.
This kitchen2
County average0.8
Above county average
Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.
The Inspection Record
3 inspectionsFull available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
Earlier history — outside the scoring window
Visit 02 — Routine - Food
Oct 7, 2025
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRaw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.
High-priority
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 03 — Food-Licensing Inspection
Jun 26, 2025
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionInadequate lighting, or bulbs over food areas not shielded or shatter-protected.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
What the violations mean
Violation categories, explained
Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.
The license must be current, properly obtained, and displayed where diners can see it. Operating without a valid license means operating outside the inspection system entirely.
On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 1 trailing-year inspection. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.
† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.
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Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 6309017 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.
Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search
Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site