Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

PITA FRESH EXPRESS

1935 W BRANDON BLVD A · BRANDON · Hillsborough County · FL 33511

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 24, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3505087
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8898020
DBPR license3919066

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority2 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#5High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

Intermediate 2

#6Intermediate12A-03-4

Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee wash hands in 3 compartment sink.

#7Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at hand sink in prep area. Operator replaced towels. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 4

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal bowl used as a scoop in ice machine. Operator removed bowl. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Water bottles on floor in walk in cooler.

#4Basic25-06-4

Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Foil pans on shelf in storage area not inverted. Operator inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 2:29 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)
Category 50 · Current license displayed
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.