BREWLANDS BILLIARDS
5733 SOUTH FLORIDA AVE, Lakeland FL 33813 · 863-646-2600
Last inspected Jul 29, 2026 · 10 visits since September 2023
5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee slicing tomatoes.
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Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Top section of the microwave on the shelf above the chestnstyle freezer.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside the top section of the flip top reach in cooler. shredded cheese (49F - Cold Holding); shredded lettuce (49F - Cold Holding); chopped tomatoes (49F - Cold Holding)
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Top section of the microwave on the shelf above the chestnstyle freezer.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 4 high priority.
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Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched her nose then engaged in handling food and rejected washing her hands after being asked.
Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employees was using her cell phone when I first entered the kitchen and proceeded to engage in food prep. I had the employee to wash her hands.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee slicing tomatoes.
Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Beverage on the prep table across from the 3 compartment sink.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Employee cut tomatoes without being washed. Inforemed employee to wash the produce before cutting unless the food items is ore-washed.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. A package of pork shoulder and cheese sauce thawing in standing water inside the 3 compartment sink.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.
Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. A case of Pepsi syrup on the floor in the bar area.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle stored on the rack with with plastic straws and above a case of Mountain Dew Syrup. The spray bottle was removed.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with clear liquid in the bottle on the beverage syrup rack.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf in th kitchen across from the ice machine.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On shelf above the white chest style freezer.
Light not functioning. Hood system oabove the grill. Floor tile cracked between the reach in cooler and the 3 compartment sink in the bar area.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen. Paper towels was replaced.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Inside the flip top reach in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On the wall above the white chest style freezer.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed copy to management
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Emailed reporting agree to management
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed copy to management
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.