EL SABOR LATINO RESTAURANT
1515 E FLETCHER AVE B & C · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33612
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 1 fly in kitchen area.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License renewed during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-09-4High Priority – Presence of insects. 1 small crawling insect on shelf by establishment entrance
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Less than 100ppm added additional tablet 200ppm quaternary ammonia **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. salsa (47F – Cold Holding) chef discarded salsa. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink has dirty cloths stored inside it on front line. Employees discarded cloths. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken,beef cooked and held longer then 24 hours has no date marking inside refrigerator in back kitchen area.
Basic 7
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Water damage on cove molding on front line by reach in cooler.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on food preparation table in back kitchen area. Employee removed and properly stored drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
14-13-4Basic – Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Wicker baskets on front line are not easily cleanable.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have buildup of grease.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach in cooler on front line.
14-55-4Basic – Uncleanable knife block in use to store knives. Knifes stored inside a knife block on front line.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Clear bottles of food used for cooking has no labeling of ingredients.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 12:24 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.