Five Polk County restaurants were handed warnings or administrative complaints that required a follow-up inspection during the week from Jan. 15 to 21, according to state inspection reports.
Out of 51 total inspections for the week, 46 met standards, and four of those passed their initial inspection with zero violations. (An initial inspection is one that wasn’t a callback mandated by previous violations.)
Only one eatery in the county, Schack’s BBQ on Cypress Garden Road in Winter Haven, received an insect violation – in this case, a single dead roach under the prep counter that was cleaned while the inspector was there (a basic violation). That restaurant met standards overall.
The five restaurants that fell short of standards did so for a wide variety of reasons. Of the 24 total violations among them, none were for insects or rodents, and eight were related to licensing or employee training. For instance, a restaurant can be gigged if their employees’ state-mandated food-safety training is expired or the operator fails to provide proof of the training. One restaurant’s state license was expired.