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PLANT CITY HOMESTYLE BUFFET

1914 JAMES L REDMAN PKWY, PLANT CITY, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3906626. 16 inspection visits from 2023-07-17 to 2024-04-29.

No inspection since 2024-04-29. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Allowed to reopenLast visit, 2024-04-29: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic violations
1 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (0 had none)
2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-04-22)
2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hillsborough County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2024-04-29 Follow-up visit Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
026
5 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-04-29 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
126
6 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-04-26 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
127
6 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-04-25 Follow-up visit Closure follow-up: more time given
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension
128
6 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)
2024-04-22 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
128 1.02
6 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)
2024-02-21 Complaint follow-up Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
120
3 areas
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-20 Complaint follow-up Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
331
6 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-19 Complaint inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
432
7 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-11 Follow-up visit Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
000
2024-01-11 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
101
1 area
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-01-06 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
102
2 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-01-05 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
102
2 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-01-05 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
115
5 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-04 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
215
5 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-03 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
357 1.02
9 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-17 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
018
5 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.