License No. 6308495|Public Food Service Establishment|Polk County, FloridaInspected May 13, 2026

State of Florida Inspection Record

RISING STAR DELIGHTS

1801 GEORGE JENKINS BLVD, LAKELAND, FL 33815

RISING STAR DELIGHTS has a mixed inspection record — 12 violations in the past year, including 1 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 12 violations, including 1 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Spotty

62.1

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against LAKELAND

Scores higher than 10% of the 493 inspected restaurants in LAKELAND on the trailing-year record.

62.1

Lowest scoreCity median · 87.8Highest score

Against Polk County

1 high-priority violation on the trailing-year record — above the Polk County average of 0.8.

This kitchen1

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

7 inspections

Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.

Visit 01 — Routine - Food

May 13, 2026

Disposition

Warning Issued

Raw-food separation & protection

Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.

High-priority×2

Handwash sinks & supplies

Repeat — 2nd time

Handwash sink missing, blocked, or used for other purposes, or missing soap, towels, or the handwash sign.

Intermediate×2

Manager certification & training

Repeat — 4th time

Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.

Intermediate

Floors, walls & ceilings

Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.

Basic×2

Dirty food-contact surfaces

Repeat — 2nd time

Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.

Basic

License current & displayed

Repeat — 2nd time

The establishment's license expired, not obtained, or not properly displayed.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 02 — Routine - Food

Apr 27, 2026

Disposition

Follow-up - Admin. complaint recommended

Manager certification & training

Repeat — 3rd time

Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.

Intermediate

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 03 — Routine - Food

Feb 23, 2026

Disposition

Warning Issued

Manager certification & training

Repeat — 2nd time

Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.

Intermediate

Dirty food-contact surfaces

Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Earlier history — outside the scoring window

Visit 04 — Food-Licensing Inspection

Sep 19, 2024

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations on record for this visit

This visit closed with no further action required.

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 05 — Routine - Food

Feb 2, 2024

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Handwash sinks & supplies

Handwash sink missing, blocked, or used for other purposes, or missing soap, towels, or the handwash sign.

Intermediate

Clean equipment storage

Clean equipment and utensils stored improperly or not air-dried.

Basic

License current & displayed

The establishment's license expired, not obtained, or not properly displayed.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 06 — Routine - Food

Sep 11, 2023

Disposition

Follow-up inspection · Compliance recordedCall Back - Complied

Other sanitary & safe operation

Repeat — 2nd time

Other conditions related to sanitary and safe operation.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 07 — Routine - Food

Jul 10, 2023

Disposition

Warning Issued

Advisories, date marking & labeling

Missing consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items, ready-to-eat food not date-marked, or food not properly labeled.

Intermediate

Manager certification & training

Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.

Intermediate

Other sanitary & safe operation

Other conditions related to sanitary and safe operation.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

What the violations mean

Violation categories, explained

12 violations · 6 categories

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.

Raw meat, poultry, and seafood must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, and all food must be protected during prep, storage, and display. Inspectors treat separation seriously because raw-food drips and splashes carry pathogens onto food that will not be cooked again.

On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 3 trailing-year inspections. 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. 6308495 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.

License on file

6308495

Inspected

May 13, 2026

Scoring

Trailing-year aggregate — How it works

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