SWEETWATER FRANCHISE GROUP LLC

1915 E FOWLER AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3915725. 12 inspection visits from 2023-10-05 to 2026-10-13.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-13: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 6routine 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

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
2026-10-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-08-14	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	2		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-08-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	4	0.93	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	1.01	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-08-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	7		6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	7	1.01	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-06-05	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	2		3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-15	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	6		7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 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 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-09-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	11	0.99	11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 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 (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	14	1.02	13 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)
2023-10-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	7	1.02	5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)

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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.