SWEETWATER FRANCHISE GROUP LLC

1230 E BRANDON BLVD, BRANDON, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3915594. 6 inspection visits from 2023-11-08 to 2025-09-22.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2025-09-22: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 4routine 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

1inspections 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
2025-09-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-09-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	6	1.01	9 areas 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 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-12-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	7	0.99	6 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-01-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.02	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	1.02	4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

The food: where these dishes come from

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This is a Sonic Drive-In location. How Sonic Drive-In's 97 Florida stores compare with their counties.

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.