MONSTER BREWING COMPANY LLC
3924 West Spruce Street
Tampa, Florida, 33607
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/18/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At bar. **Repeat Violation**
- 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. A bucket of ROP fish stored with standing water in three-compartments sink. Operator states that fish was frozen and thawing in running water, water was stopped about 10 minutes, employee removed fish from packages at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks stored on prep table with breads. Operator removed drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket and backpack hanging on dry food storage shelf. Operator removed personal items to office. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. A case of fry oil stored on floor by walk-in cooler. A case of raw beef stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Operator moved items to shelves. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth Ecolab Sink and Surface Cleaner compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Per test strips provided by operator, sanitizing solution tested 200ppm is below proper strength. Operator remade sanitizer, tested 700ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained on reach-in cooler at middle cook line. Upper surface of the press grill soiled with accumulation of burned substance and grease.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/18/2025 revealed 8 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 7/3/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed 2 CO2 tanks not secured and stored next to ice machine **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed a container of oil stored on floor on cookline Corrected -observed employee place on shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed stored on oven handles Corrected Observed employee remove **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed missing at hand sink in bar area Corrected -observed employee replace **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bulk salt with no label on shelf adjacent to walk-in Corrected -observed employee label **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw beef stored over raw pork in walk-in cooler
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed milk not date marked in reach in cooler next to soda station Corrected observed employee date mark milk **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed paper towels and soap missing at hand sink in bar area Corrected -observed employee replace **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle filled with clear sanitizer Corrected observed employee label **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/3/2024 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).