BRUSTERS ICE CREAM
955 E CR 540 A, Lakeland FL 33813 · 863.619.5030
Last inspected Oct 13, 2025 · 3 visits since December 2023
3 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,3024
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle with purple liquid inside the bottle on the dipper well on the middle ice cream freezer.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Next to the portable fire extinguisher near the entrance door.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Near the entrance door and portable fire extinguisher.
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.
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Accumulation of lime scale build upthe interior of the ice machine
Food stored on floor. Buckets of ice cream inside the walk in freezer.
Walk in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,3024
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Back prep area above the ice cream machine next to the hot water heater.
Food stored on floor. Buckets of ice cream inside the walk in freezer.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wassink blocked by an office chair next to the electrical panels.
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.
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on small flip top reach in cooler next to the cake cooler.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Broken tiles by the ice cream machines in the back prep area.
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.
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.