Smith's American Tavern
124 S Tennessee Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801 · Permanent Food Service · License 6308436
What drove the grade
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 26 routine inspection2 intermediate (1 repeat), 3 basic-10
- Safety score90
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 26, 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.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate2
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Can opener Large ice machine Soda gun on rightside of bar.
Repeat violation
Code 53, Manager certification and employee training: Required employee training expired for some employees.
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Basic3
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Stored food not covered.
Breading in bowl on stock shelf. Manager covered
Fixed on the spot
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Gaskets on reachin cooler on cookline soiled Bottom of soda heads on dining room soda machine
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
Rightside of bar
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
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.