BRISKET SHOPPE
3501 N ARMENIA AVE, Tampa FL 33607 · 813.846.7476
Last inspected May 8, 2026 · 8 visits since July 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 15 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
May 8, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Accumulation of food debris in handwash sink at kitchen.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Unisex restroom. Provided.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Some employees expired on November and December 2025.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At cook line and prep room. Removed.
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Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Smoker soiled with accumulation of grease at cook line.
Oct 23, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee washed and rinsed food containers in three-compartments sink then put them to air dry without sanitized properly. Operator coached employee, employee starts making sanitizer and going to re sanitize all clean food containers.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef burgers stored over cooked rice and cooked pork in walk-in cooler. Employee rearranged items to prevent cross contamination.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water shut off in handwash sink at prep room.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee sweater and backpack hanging on clean food equipment storage shelf in prep room. Employee moved items to locker room.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. A few cases of raw pork stored on floor in walk-in freezer.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink in prep room.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Operator removed drinks.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Under handwash sink at front service line.
Jun 27, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Mojo pork and cooked yellow rice not date marked in walk-in cooler.
Apr 22, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over shredded cheese in walk-in cooler. Operator rearranged items to prevent cross contamination.
No plan review submitted and approved - bar area added. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Per approved plan on 11/06/2020, the establishment added a bar in the establishment. Also, walk-in freezer relocated to outside of the establishment, new brisket prepping area added on large storage area.
Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. The establishment is conducting reduced oxygen packaging raw meat onsite for refrigeration storage more than 48 hours but less than 30 days.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Mojo pork and cooked yellow rice not date marked in walk-in cooler.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Hot boxes in kitchen.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks stored on prep table while prepping empanadas. Operator removed drinks.
Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Bottom oven at cook line.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. 4 bags of frozen raw pork thawing in standing water at prep sink. Discussed proper thawing with operator, thaw in running water or in refrigeration.
Oct 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Location using unapproved sanitizer at time of inspection. Operator brought proper sanitizer
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.Observed missing at hand sink in dish area Employee replaced
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed stored employee drink stored on shelf Employee removed
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up inside True freezer
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed plastic ware stored in a box on the floor in back kitchen Employee placed on shelf
Feb 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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No soap provided at handwash sink. Missing ant hand sink in back kitchen
Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Observed smokehouse pimento cheese, prime dry aged strips steaks, herb butter, pickled spears, banana pudding, pickled carrots, pickled jalapeños in reachin cooler at front registers
Dead roaches on premises. 4 dead roaches on floor along cookline 3 dead roaches on floor under prep sink on cookline adjacent to fryers 1 dead roach on floor under dry storage shelf Observed operator clean and sanitize area
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored on shelf above pork rinds on service line
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee with no hair restraint Corrected -observed employee place hair on head
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed 2 containers of pickles stored on floor in walk-in cooler
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up inside reachin freezer on cookline
Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Observed bug zapper stored over 3-compartment sink in dish pit Corrected -observed employee remove
Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Observed dry ager with raw beef stored in lobby Corrected observed employee lock
Sep 27, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on vending machine.
Jul 26, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 8 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw eggs stored over milk in walk in cooler.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Brillo pad stored in employee hand wash sink.
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Plan Review needed for existing licensed establishment (i.e., remodel, new equipment, rearranged equipment, expanded square footage. Additional patio added to establish behind office area.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating in Prep area, corrected, employee removed food during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Foods stored on floor in walk in cooler.
Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on vending machine.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
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.