Bruster's Real Ice Cream
1025 Bloomingdale Ave, Valrico, FL 33596 · Permanent Food Service · License 3918770
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 17 routine inspection2 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate (fixed on the spot)-10
- Safety score90
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 17, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Open gallon of milk held at 60°F in glass front countertop cooler. Milk placed in cooler less than 1 hour, moved to different cooler. Operator has placed work order for cooler not maintaining temp.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing.
Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Tested at 100ppm. Operator added sanitizer, tested at 200ppm
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
Ice cream paddle in front hand sink. Operator removed.
Fixed on the spot
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels.
At hand sink by office. Operator realigned towel roll.
Fixed on the spot
Reading this report
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.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.