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BRUSTERS ICE CREAM

955 E CR 540 A, Lakeland FL 33813 · 863.619.5030

Last inspected Oct 13, 2025 · 3 visits since December 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceNOS6306886
Grade history
DEC 23
NOV 24
OCT 25
— STEADY

3 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,3024
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
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★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Oct 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle with purple liquid inside the bottle on the dipper well on the middle ice cream freezer.
High priority/41-10-4
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Next to the portable fire extinguisher near the entrance door.
Intermediate/31B-02-4
No soap provided at handwash sink. Near the entrance door and portable fire extinguisher.
Intermediate/31B-03-4
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle on the dipper well with purple liquid inside the bottle. On the middle ice cream freezer.
Intermediate/41-17-4
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Accumulation of lime scale build upthe interior of the ice machine
Basic/22-20-5
Food stored on floor. Buckets of ice cream inside the walk in freezer.
Basic/08B-38-4
Walk in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Basic/22-16-4
The state's own report →
Nov 26, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,3024
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Back prep area above the ice cream machine next to the hot water heater.
Basic/36-32-5/Warning
Food stored on floor. Buckets of ice cream inside the walk in freezer.
Basic/08B-38-4/Warning
Dec 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wassink blocked by an office chair next to the electrical panels.
Intermediate/31A-09-4
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Green spray bottle with clear liquid inside the spray bottle not labeled on the shelf above the 3 compartment sink.
Intermediate/41-17-4
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on small flip top reach in cooler next to the cake cooler.
Basic/14-11-5/Repeat Violation
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Broken tiles by the ice cream machines in the back prep area.
Basic/36-17-5/Repeat Violation
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Red spoons inside the gray caddy under the shelf by the cake display facing the outside seating.
Basic/25-02-4

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.