ZEKO'S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL
806 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33604
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
09-01-4High 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. Operator used barehand to handle to go fries. Discussed proper hand washing and glove use with manager **Warning**
03C-88-4High Priority – Initial heating process is longer than 60 minutes to partially cook a raw animal food that will be fully cooked at a later time. Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Approximately 6 lbs of lamb on Gyro comb from night before frozen and reused next day **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Approximately 6 lbs of lamb on Gyro cone from night before. Reach in cooler cook line Sliced tomatoes 4 lbs 53F Potato salad 10 lbs 49F Feta cheese 1 lb 45F Cut leafy greens (lettuce) 3 lbs 46F Hummus 10 lbs 52 F Cut leafy greens (lettuce) 3 lbs 46 **Warning** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken gizzards on cooksline at 57 F. Operator placing ice on gizzards. See stop sale reach-in-cooler on far end of cooksline Sliced tomatoes 4 lbs 53F Potato salad 10 lbs 49F Feta cheese 1 lb 45F Cut leafy greens (lettuce) 3 lbs 46F Hummus 10 lbs 52 F Cut leafy greens (lettuce) 3 lbs 46 **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bottle with toxic chemicals stored near Observed bottle with toxic chemicals stored of food on cooksline **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
02B-04-5Intermediate – Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Garlic sauce contains raw eggs and listed on menu included on the chicken shawarma sandwich. Menu item does not inform consumer of raw animal product **Warning**
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Used in plastic containers with seasoning on shelf in prep area. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On cooksline **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Front kitchen area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Plastic large containers in dish machine room **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles cracked in disrepair. In dish machine area **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed plastic forks not inverted in container in front kitchen area. Observed to go containers in dish machine room on top shelf not converted **Warning**
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes over cut vegetables in walk-in-cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At 3 compartment sink faucet **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:40 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.