Zarza Restaurant Latin Food Grill
4848 Cleveland Heights Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33813
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 7 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- #10 in Lakeland's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Last inspected Oct 14, 2026: failed with 1 violation.
- 3 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Failed Oct 14
Callback Reinspection
1 violation
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Passed Aug 12
Routine Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Passed Mar 24
Complaint Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Passed Jan 28
Routine Inspection
5 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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