PAPA JOHN'S #988

1820 ST RD 39, PLANT CITY, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3911090. 6 inspection visits from 2023-07-13 to 2026-08-12.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-12: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	0.93	4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-09-29	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	2		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-28	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	5		5 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.99	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2023-07-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.02	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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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.