Auburndale, Polk County

HIBACHI EXPRESS

348 HAVENDALE BLVD, Auburndale, FL 33823

FoodSeating
Latest violations
2
2 Basic
Apr 27, 2026
City
Auburndale
County
Polk
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
7

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Apr 27, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

14-11-5

Detail 24539033

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Hand washing sink by the dishwasher

35B-08-4

Detail 24539034

Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Over dishwasher, operator removed tape from over dishwasher expo. Corrected On-Site

Sep 18, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

31A-09-4

Detail 24046875

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed utensils in sink in sushi station, operator removed utensils. Corrected On-Site

31B-04-4

Detail 24046876

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at sushi station.

Apr 7, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

14-01-5

Detail 23687648

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in flip top unit in chicken.

10-17-4

Detail 23687647

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed between table and flip top unit.

Jul 3, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

22-20-5

Detail 22958588

Basic - Accumulation of debris in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed on interior shield.

14-01-5

Detail 22958587

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in vegetable in flip top unit. Operator removed bowls. Corrected On-Site

Oct 31, 2023

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

08A-05-6

Detail 22410259

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over salads in walk in cooler.

22-20-5

Detail 22410260

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed debris on interior shield.

10-17-4

Detail 22410261

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed between table and flip top unit, employee removed knife from between equipment.

21-12-4

Detail 22410258

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed on cookline counter.

Jul 11, 2023

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 1Total: 3

22-41-4

Detail 22111888

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm), employee replaced empty chlorine bucket and complied Dishwasher (Chlorine 100ppm) Corrected On-Site

10-05-5

Detail 22111889

High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed water temperature 82F, employee removed utensils from water and replaced utensils. Corrected On-Site

21-12-4

Detail 22111890

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed at front counter.

Apr 12, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.