KOBE JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE
2210 W BRANDON BLVD · BRANDON · Hillsborough County · FL 33511
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at flip top cooler on cookline: Raw Beef (49); Raw Beef (55F); Raw Poultry (48F) Retemp after 45 minutes: Raw Beef (47); Raw Beef (48F); Raw Poultry (41) Operator placed bags of ice on items. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink in wait station and bar used as dump sink. **Warning**
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at end of sushi bar. Operator replaced towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 5
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls used as scoop in bulk breading container. Operator removed bowls **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Thawed lobster meat observed in sealed reduced oxygen packaging in flip top cooler in prep area. Operator removed lobster from packaging. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Operator placed on lower shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Operator removed open container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bucket of soup base on floor at cookline. Operator placed on shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 8:16 AM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.