KPOT KOREAN BBQ & HOTPOT
1025 W BRANDON BLVD · BRANDON · Hillsborough County · FL 33511
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee washing dishes removed his hat and rubbed his hands through his hair without washing his hands before handling clean dishes. I had the employee to discontinue wash dishes until he washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken wings 115F buffet. Discussed withe the person in charge about using Time As A Public Health Control
Intermediate 2
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Reviewed the procedures with the person in charge. Tags not in order.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Utensils (strainer) in the hand washing sink next to the fryers in the kitchen. The strainer was removed. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 4
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. Open bottle of Powerade zero(fruit punch) on the shelf a container of maraschino cherries inside the Pepsi cooler across from the end of the cook line next to the hand washing sink against the wall. The beverage was relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black jacket on the rack with condiments across from the rice cooker.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Pans on the shelf in dishwasher/kitchen area.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice scoop in water in seltzer water at 69F. The water was discarded and the ice scoop was wa, rinsed and sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:52 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.