Mellow Mushroom Lakeland
3555 Lakeland Highlands Rd, Lakeland, FL 33803 · Permanent Food Service · License 6308266
What drove the grade
Live, small flying insects found.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 14 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate (1 fixed on the spot), 3 basic-11
- Administrative complaint on Sep 14, since fixedReduced from 20 because a follow-up found the problems fixed-12
- Safety score77
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 2 visitsRoutine inspection
- Follow-up visitSep 15, 2026 Fixed at follow-up
The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.
All earlier violations corrected.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website - First visitSep 14, 2026 Administrative complaint
Serious or repeated problems led the inspector to recommend formal action by the state, which can include fines.
6 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found.
20 live flies in bar area across the rest from kitchen above ice bin and soda gun. 2 live flies by soda box rack in dishroom 2 live flies by hand washing sink by ice machine in dishroom 1 live fly by dish machine Operator is washing, rinsing and sanitizing all areas.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
Empty buckets being stored in front of hand sink in dishroom. manager had employee removed buckets.
Fixed on the spot
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
Hand washing on servers line being used as dump sink, evidence of ice in bottom of sink
Basic3
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
On prep table on cookline. Discarded
Fixed on the spot
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
Observed employee drinking from a open container on serviceline
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Bottom of soda heads on both drink machine.
Reading this report
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.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.