CHARLEY'S PHILLY STEAKS
2382 GRAND CYPRESS DRIVE SPACE 987 · LUTZ · Hillsborough County · FL 33559
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 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 touched his face and eyeglasses with gloves on and engaged in food preparation no hand washing observed.
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken nuggets at 113 f in hot box in cook line at 1:20pm Discussed with operator to reheat at 165f Second temp taken at 3pm 165f (hot holding) **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Bag of shredded cheese no date marked. Manager stated title was opened yesterday and date marked.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink in the cook line used for other purposes, observed milk inside the sink.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at some handwash sinks in the kitchen. Operator restocked paper towels in all sinks **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 8
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Helium tank not secured with others
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employees food and drinks inside of mini cooler in front counter next to cash register. Employee food in walk in cooler not segregated Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. 1 employee wearing jewelry while preparing food.
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Discussed with manager the need for employees to wear hair restraints. Manager had employees put on hair nets**Corrective Action Taken** 1 employee did not place hair net on **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed bucket of pickles sitting on the floor inside of walk in cooler. Manager removed it and placed it in the shelf 6 inches above the floor **Corrected On-Site**
24-05-4Basic – Ice bucket on top of ice machine not stored inverted or in a protected manner. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food in walk in cooler Observed bag of cut chunks bacon next to unwashed box of lettuce. In walk in cooler Manager stored the cut chunks of bacon on top shelf next to RTE foods **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:22 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
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.