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1240 KINGSWAY RD, Brandon FL 33510 · 8136549333
Last inspected Aug 20, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections within 26 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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 cutting celery with no gloves. Spoke with operator about proper handwashing procedures.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Aug 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate8 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 14 findingsThe state's own report →
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. Operator cutting ginger without gloves. Employee cutting lettuce without gloves. Inspector spoke with operator about proper hand washing procedures.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Cut broccoli, cut lettuce and cooked chicken wings stored in multiple raw chicken cardboard boxes. Cardboard box has blood like substance on outside. Inspector spoke with operator about proper storage of ready to eat food items.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Cut broccoli, cut lettuce and cooked chicken wings stored in multiple raw chicken cardboard boxes. Cardboard box has blood like substance on outside. Inspector spoke with operator about proper storage of ready to eat food items.
Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in 3 compartment sink.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Eggrolls and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in coolers handles.
Food stored on floor. Bulk soy sauce on floor in kitchen.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in bulk sugar.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach in coolers.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee opened can of soda in reach in cooler. Employee relocated.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Container made into scoop in bulk fried rice.
Stored food not covered. Chicken wings and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen.
Feb 9, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate9 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on reach in cooler.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal bowl in bulk rice.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee opened water bottle on tic in kitchen.
Food stored on floor. Bulk sauce on floor in walk in cooler.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach in coolers.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee opened coke can in walk in cooler over food for establishment. Operator removed.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in freezer next to 3 compartment sink.
Stored food not covered. Imitation crab in reach in freezer. Cooked pork and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen.
Jul 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked pork in walk in cooler. Operator relocated at time of inspection and is.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Cooked chicken and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled with clear liquid at mop sink.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl in bulk seasonings.
Food stored on floor. Bulk seasonings on floor in kitchen.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets reach in cooler on cooks line.
Stored food not covered. Egg rolls, cooked chicken and multiple items in walk in cooler and reach in freezers.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall near handwash sink at 3 compartment sink.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk seasonings.
Feb 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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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 cutting celery with no gloves. Spoke with operator about proper handwashing procedures.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cooked chicken in walk in cooler. Operator relocated at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked gag rolls and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Food stored on floor. Bulk soy sauce on floor in kitchen.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Candle of scoop in bulk sugar.
Stored food not covered. Egg rolls and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall near handwash sink near 3 compartment sink.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar in kitchen.
Jul 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked up mushroom from floor then went back to cutting mushrooms without washing hands. Operator had employee wash hands and spoke about proper hand washing procedures.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over egg rolls in walk in cooler. Operator relocated at time of inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: bean sprouts 68 F, pasta cooked 69 F, operators put in reach in cooler at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle on top of reach in cooler on cooks line.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on top of reach in cooler in kitchen.
Food stored on floor. Bulk oil on floor in kitchen.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Plastic jug used as scoop in brown rice.
Stored food not covered. Egg rolls and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Mar 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: pork 52 F, eggrolls 55 F, operator put in reach in freezer at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Metal pans in handwash sink.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table in kitchen.
Food stored on floor. Bulk oil and soy sauce on floor in kitchen.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in bulk flour.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Plastic jug as scoop in fried rice.
Oct 18, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate8 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over chicken dumplings in reach in freezer.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Chicken on cooks line. Operator labeled at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near three compartment sink.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken, pork and multiple items in reach in cooler.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in bulk rice.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle on prep table in kitchen.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee ice cream in reach in freezer with foid for establishment.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on dry storage rack.
Food stored on floor. Onions and soy sauce in floor in kitchen.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Plastic jug used as scoop.
Stored food not covered. Chicken and beef skewers in white chest freezer and multiple items throughout reach in coolers.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses on prep tables in kitchen p.
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.