FORK IN THE ALLEY
905 LITHIA PINECREST RD, Brandon FL 33511 · 813-862-6381
Last inspected Dec 19, 2025 · 3 visits since April 2024
3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
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 touched bread with bare hands.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 1 high priority.
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 touched bread with bare hands.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Food in hand wash sink, removed at time of inspection.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
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Food stored on floor. Ketchup and water on floor.
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic forks not all handle up.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table - no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Raw beef over ready to eat items in make table. Raw chicken over green peppers and coleslaw Operator moved raw beef
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sani bucket stored in handwashing sink. Operator removed
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cheese, deli meats
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.