COLD STONE CREAMERY #20656

3426 LITHIA PINECREST RD, VALRICO, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3915620. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-13 to 2026-09-08.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-08: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (3 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-09-23)

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
2026-09-08	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-07-08	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	2		4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	4	1.01	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-11-25	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 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-09-24	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	3		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-23	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	1	5	0.99	6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 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 (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2023-07-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	1.02	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 50 Current license properly displayed

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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.