Dena's Place Diner
4525 S Florida Ave Ste 28, Lakeland, FL 33813 · Permanent Food Service · License 6308674
What drove the grade
Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 4 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 basic-4
- Safety score96
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 4, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
2 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination.
Cases of beverage syrup on the floor under the dry storage shelf. 2 buckets with butterball turkeys thawing on the floor in the room with the upright refrigerators.
Basic1
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Water leaking from faucet.
At the 3 compartment sink.
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Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.