Lake Wales, Polk County

EL PILON LOKO BAR & GRILL

823 EAGLE RIDGE DR UNIT 600, Lake Wales, FL 33859

FoodSeating
Latest violations
4
1 High Priority
Feb 27, 2026
City
Lake Wales
County
Polk
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
4

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.

Feb 27, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 4

50-17-3

Detail 24403380

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

22-02-4

Detail 24403381

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Both Soda Guns at the bar, operator cleaned and sanitized with sanitizing solution. Corrected On-Site

22-08-4

Detail 24403378

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on cook line with rice debris inside operator cleaned and sanitized mixture with sanitizing solution. Corrected On-Site

22-16-4

Detail 24403379

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior has accumulation of soil residues at Cook line in reach in cooler, operator cleaned and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site

Oct 14, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 5

08A-20-5

Detail 24113553

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in cooler across from cook line raw chicken breast over raw pork, operator removed raw chicken breast from over raw pork. Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 24113556

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Across from cook line Operator replaced paper towels Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

36-03-4

Detail 24113555

Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.

13-03-4

Detail 24113554

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put on hair restraints Corrected On-Site

10-17-4

Detail 24113557

Basic - Knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cook line, operator removed items Corrected On-Site

Mar 13, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 5

14-15-4

Detail 23629055

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. In walk in cooler plantains stored in Lowe's and Home Depot buckets.

22-02-4

Detail 23629054

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At the bar soda dispenser nozzles. Operator cleaned and sanitized nozzles with soap water and sanitizer solution. Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 23629057

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Across from the cook line. Operator placed paper towels in dispenser. Corrected On-Site

12B-07-4

Detail 23629056

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open Drink on of water on top of reach in cooler on cook line. Employee removed and disposed of water bottle. Corrected On-Site

24-14-4

Detail 23629058

Basic - Knives stored between equipment on cook line reach in. Operator removed knives. Corrected On-Site

Aug 8, 2024

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.