THE STEIN & VINE
With 5 documented inspections, THE STEIN & VINE in BRANDON has achieved a 3.5/5 food safety rating. Food safety practices have remained consistent.
827 West Bloomingdale Avenue
Brandon, Florida, 33511
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.5/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 8/28/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10910806
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and air vent soiled at cookline.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with food debris. Operator took to dish. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Knife in hand sink at cookline. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Expired for 2 employees.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with yellow liquid in bar area. Operator placed label Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 3/28/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10711544
- 06-09-1:Basic - 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. Portioned thawed tuna in unopened ROP bags.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee on cookline handle sandwich buns with bare hands. Manager instructed employee on proper handling of ready to eat foods. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink in bar blocked by trash can, also has steel wool inside. Manager moved items Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 11/4/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8737095
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed in machine in rear storage room.
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed plates and bowls at end of cookline not inverted. Manager moved plates and bowls under protection. Corrected On-Site
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed 2 employees on cookline without beard guards Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed rusted shelving in dish area.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Manager removed tongs Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed in ladies restroom. Operator placed new sign Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed dust buildup on clean dish shelving in dish area.
Inspection Date: 4/11/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8562653
Inspection Date: 11/30/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8358160
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Repeat Violation