Ben's Pizza
459 Brandon Town Center Dr #517, Brandon, FL 33511 · Permanent Food Service · License 3910881
What drove the grade
Live, small flying insects found.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 14 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 4 basic-7
- Safety score93
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 2 visitsRoutine inspection
- Follow-up visitSep 16, 2026 Fixed at follow-up
The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.
All earlier violations corrected.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website - First visitSep 14, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found.
9 live flies on the wall under hand sink by ice machine. Operator killed the flies, cleaned and sanitized the area.
Fixed on the spot
Basic4
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Energy drink on prep table. Operator moved to lower shelf.
Fixed on the spot
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
Open energy drink on prep table.
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Front counter employee.
Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
Cell phone and keys on prep table, operator removed.
Fixed on the spot
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Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.