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2498 W BRANDON, BRANDON, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3911389. 6 inspection visits from 2023-11-30 to 2025-05-13.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2025-05-13: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 5 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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
2025-05-13	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	5	3	0.99	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-01-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	0.99	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-06-20	Licensing inspection	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-06-18	Licensing inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	4		7 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2024-01-30	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	4		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	9	1.02	9 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.