Visit 01 — Routine - Food
Mar 17, 2026
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionShelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
License No. 6306817|Public Food Service Establishment|Polk County, FloridaInspected Mar 17, 2026
State of Florida Inspection Record
CHICK-FIL-A
4625 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND, FL 33813
CHICK-FIL-A runs one of the cleanest kitchens in the region — zero high-priority violations in the past year. Eat with confidence. The trailing-year record shows 3 violations, including 0 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Spotless
96.4
Trailing year of inspections
How this kitchen compares
Against LAKELAND
Scores higher than 78% of the 493 inspected restaurants in LAKELAND on the trailing-year record.
Against Polk County
0 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — below the Polk County average of 0.8.
This kitchen0
County average0.8
Below 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
9 inspectionsFull available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
Visit 02 — Routine - Food
Nov 21, 2025
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionShelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Basic
Clean equipment and utensils stored improperly or not air-dried.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Earlier history — outside the scoring window
Visit 03 — Complaint Full
Dec 10, 2024
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionDish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.
Intermediate
Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 04 — Routine - Food
Aug 27, 2024
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionClean equipment and utensils stored improperly or not air-dried.
Basic
Other conditions related to sanitary and safe operation.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 05 — Complaint Full
Mar 5, 2024
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionMissing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 06 — Complaint Full
Feb 22, 2024
Disposition
Follow-up inspection · Compliance recordedCall Back - CompliedNo violations on record for this visit
This visit closed with no further action required.
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 07 — Complaint Full
Dec 19, 2023
Disposition
Warning IssuedA sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Intermediate
Clean equipment and utensils stored improperly or not air-dried.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 08 — Complaint Full
Nov 15, 2023
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionMissing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 09 — Complaint Full
Aug 24, 2023
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionSurfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.
Basic
Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
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.
Shelves, counters, equipment exteriors, and handles must be kept clean. These surfaces do not touch food directly, but hands move between them and food constantly.
On this record, the category appears in 2 of the 2 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. 6306817 — 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