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CHOPSTICKS

CHOPSTICKS maintains a 1.7/5 food safety rating based on 5 health department inspections in BRANDON. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

801 E BRANDON BLVD, BRANDON 33511

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/12/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13481032

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop battered raw chicken for cooking. Bowls used as scoop in bulk bread crumbs and bulk MSG.
  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic ceiling tiles observed in kitchen. Repeat Violation
  • 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Observed over cookline Repeat Violation
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. 2 employee drinks observed on food prep surface.
  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating bowl of noodles in kitchen.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil, duck sauce, and soy sauce on floor in kitchen.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked egg rolls and cooked chicken in reach in cooler not covered. Raw chicken, peeled onions and celery not covered in reach in cooler
  • 08B-63-4:Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Observed 2 unlocked reach in freezers in dining area. Repeat Violation
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed in dish and prep areas. Repeat Violation
  • 12A-05-4:High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Operator ate bowl of food in kitchen, then continued preparing food without washing hands.
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed frozen dumplings stored in shopping bags in reach in freezer. Raw chicken in shopping bags in reach in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken and beef stored over unwashed heads of cabbage in reach in cooler.
  • 12A-23-4:Intermediate - Chemical hand dip not maintained clean or at proper strength. Chlorine solution hand dip visibly soiled.
  • 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Operator rinsed hands in 3 compartment sink.
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.observed at cookline. Operator provided dish soap. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items prepared on site held in reach in coolers not date marked Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 4/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10767872

  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed acoustic ceiling tiles in that kitchen area
  • 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tiles missing. Above cook line
  • 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning. Above cook line
  • 08B-63-4:Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Observed 2 reach in freezers in Dino g room that were unlocked.
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls soiled throughout dish and prep areas
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed thank you bags holding raw meats in freezer
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2-1-2025 Manager called customer service and renewed license over phone. Confirmation #246065187. Waiting for system to update Corrected On-Site
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed Lids fully blocking hand sink. Manager removed Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Manager refilled Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken, cooked pork and cooked enrolls in reach in cooler not dated Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 1/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8737950

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket stored on bags of flour. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Soy sauce and cooking oil on floor in kitchen
  • 14-42-4:Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system.
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Operator removed. Repeat Violation
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In restroom. Provided sign to operator, posted. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Onions and broccoli in reach in cooler.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw pork stomach stored over mushrooms and diced onions. Operator moved pork to lower shelf. Repeat Violation
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in multiple reach in coolers not date marked. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 3/26/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8510981

  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
  • 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning.
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Chicken over vegetables Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked foods

Inspection Date: 9/27/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8359096

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked foods in cooler