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Permitted Retail & Dining

Two restaurants are filling out a commercial building on East Lake Avenue in Auburndale

Where it is. On East Lake Avenue in downtown Auburndale, about 200 feet from Beef 'O' Brady's and about 600 feet from Pizza Brothers. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.

Two of the places within a quarter mile, nearest first; the nearest large store is kept when there is one. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 7, 2026.

A commercial building at 117 E Lake Ave is getting multiple buildout permits, with two seated restaurants — Abigaile and Bebos Cajun Kitchen — in the works.

The building at 117 E Lake Ave in downtown Auburndale is the subject of several commercial building permits, all marked "Issued," filed through the summer of 2026 by different applicants. The permits are described as commercial building and miscellaneous/other work, which points to interior buildout across the property's suites.

Two seated restaurants are tied to the address in state records. Abigaile, in Suite 102, filed kitchen plans with the Florida DBPR that were approved with provisos and now holds a state food-service license (160 seats, issued August 6, 2026) — meaning it is licensed to operate, open or about to be. Bebos Cajun Kitchen, in Suite 101, has kitchen plans approved with provisos but no license in these records yet.

The records don't name the overall owner or describe the full scope of the building, so what else lands in the remaining space isn't yet public.

What happens next

Watch for Bebos Cajun Kitchen to move from approved kitchen plans to a state license, and for Abigaile to open its doors.

Timeline

Apr 29
Abigaile files kitchen plans with the state for a new seated restaurant
DBPR plan review #1852611 · the state's whole file, a download of several megabytes — search it for the number
Apr 29
Plans submitted to the state: Abigaile filed a kitchen plan-review application (no. 1852611). That is an application to build out a kitchen, not an opening date.
Florida DBPR plan-review file HR_plan_review.csv · the state's whole file, a download of several megabytes — search it for the number
May 19
Kitchen plans approved for Abigaile (application no. 1852611; state file status: "Approved with Provisos").
Florida DBPR plan-review file HR_plan_review.csv · the state's whole file, a download of several megabytes — search it for the number
Jul 2
Plans submitted to the state: Bebos Cajun Kitchen filed a kitchen plan-review application (no. 1861905). That is an application to build out a kitchen, not an opening date.
Florida DBPR plan-review file HR_plan_review.csv · the state's whole file, a download of several megabytes — search it for the number
Jul 9
Commercial building permit BC-26-0089 issued
Auburndale permit BC-26-0089 · Auburndale portal blocks direct links
Jul 14
Commercial building permit BC-26-0092 issued
Auburndale permit BC-26-0092 · Auburndale portal blocks direct links
Jul 15
Commercial building permit BC-26-0094 issued
Auburndale permit BC-26-0094 · Auburndale portal blocks direct links
Aug 10
Commercial building permit BC-26-0122 issued
Auburndale permit BC-26-0122 · Auburndale portal blocks direct links
Aug 24
Kitchen plans approved for Bebos Cajun Kitchen (application no. 1861905; state file status: "Approved with Provisos").
Florida DBPR plan-review file HR_plan_review.csv · the state's whole file, a download of several megabytes — search it for the number

Receipts — verify every claim

These are the records this page is built from. None of them open directly right now — the agencies require a sign-in, offer only a search form, or publish the record inside a file to download.

DBPR plan review — Abigaile #1852611
www2.myfloridalicense.com · the state's whole file, a download of several megabytes — search it for the number
DBPR plan review — Bebos Cajun Kitchen #1861905
www2.myfloridalicense.com · the state's whole file, a download of several megabytes — search it for the number
State file HR_plan_review.csv, application no. 1852611, read 8 October 2026. There is no per-record web link: download the file from the Division's public-records page and search for the number.
www2.myfloridalicense.com · state public-records page — download the file named in the receipt and search it for the number
State file newfood.csv, licence SEA6309098, read 8 October 2026. There is no per-record web link: download the file from the Division's public-records page and search for the number.
www2.myfloridalicense.com · state public-records page — download the file named in the receipt and search it for the number
State file HR_plan_review.csv, application no. 1861905, read 8 October 2026. There is no per-record web link: download the file from the Division's public-records page and search for the number.
www2.myfloridalicense.com · state public-records page — download the file named in the receipt and search it for the number
Auburndale permit BC-26-0122
auburndalefl.govbuilt.com · Auburndale portal blocks direct links
Auburndale permit BC-26-0092
auburndalefl.govbuilt.com · Auburndale portal blocks direct links
Auburndale permit BC-26-0089
auburndalefl.govbuilt.com · Auburndale portal blocks direct links
Auburndale permit BC-26-0094
auburndalefl.govbuilt.com · Auburndale portal blocks direct links
Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline · records checked Oct 9, 2026

Summaries are derived from public permit and agenda records and may contain errors — verify with the City of Auburndale or Florida DBPR Hotels & Restaurants before relying on them. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.

Sources for this page: City of Auburndale permit records · Florida DBPR Hotels & Restaurants plan-review records.