FIREHOUSE SUBS #157

1921 W BRANDON BLVD, BRANDON, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3915731. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-10 to 2026-10-27.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-27: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (0 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
2026-10-27	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-10-26	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	1	0.93	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-09-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	2	1.01	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2024-11-20	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-18	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	4	0.99	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-10	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	5	1.02	9 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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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.