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SMILES CATERING/LOS GRINGOS

2922 W TAMPA BAY BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33607

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 26, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3616092
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10906214
DBPR license3907250

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority0 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#4High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee picked up dead roach with paper towel, sprayed sanitizer on floor, then took off 1 glove on right hand and rinsed hand in handwash sink, walked back to cook line and put on a new glove on right hand then engaged food preparation without proper handwashing. Discussed with operator about proper hand wash technique and glove change procedure. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 3

#1Basic35A-03-4

Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on floor by meat slicer at food prep room. Operator discarded dead roach, cleaned and sanitized the area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 employee at food prep room. Employee put on hat at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple sauce bottles with no labels in reach-in cooler at cook line. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:56 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.