License No. 6308279|Public Food Service Establishment|Polk County, FloridaInspected Feb 9, 2026

State of Florida Inspection Record

THAI CHILLI PEPPER

3123 US HWY 98 N, LAKELAND, FL 33805

THAI CHILLI PEPPER keeps a clean kitchen by state inspection standards. Only minor issues noted in the past year. The trailing-year record shows 5 violations, including 1 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Solid

83.5

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against LAKELAND

Scores higher than 37% of the 493 inspected restaurants in LAKELAND on the trailing-year record.

83.5

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

6 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

Feb 9, 2026

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

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

In-use utensil storage

Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).

Basic

License current & displayed

Repeat — 4th time

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

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Earlier history — outside the scoring window

Visit 02 — Routine - Food

May 6, 2025

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

License current & displayed

Repeat — 3rd time

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

Basic

Other sanitary & safe operation

Other conditions related to sanitary and safe operation.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 03 — Routine - Food

Feb 11, 2025

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Equipment & surface condition

Repeat — 2nd time

Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.

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 04 — Routine - Food

Feb 2, 2024

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Dishwashing facilities & test kits

Repeat — 2nd time

Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.

Intermediate

Wiping cloths & linens

Dirty wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer, or soiled linens handled improperly.

Basic

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 05 — Routine - Food

Nov 3, 2023

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

Equipment & surface condition

Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 06 — Routine - Food

Aug 24, 2023

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Dishwashing facilities & test kits

Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.

Intermediate×2

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

What the violations mean

Violation categories, explained

5 violations · 4 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.

Every kitchen must have accessible handwash sinks stocked with soap, towels, and the required sign — and the sink cannot double as a dump or prep sink. When the handwash sink is blocked or empty, workers wash less often.

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. 6308279 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.

License on file

6308279

Inspected

Feb 9, 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