MI BANDERA BAR & RESTAURANT LLC
7748 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33615
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
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. Employee cut limes without gloves and served to customer food. Discussed with manager the importance of wearing gloves **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee washing dishes without sanitizer in the three compartment sink. **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Bananas stored in plastic Togo bag touching the bag in walk in cooler. **Warning**
08A-13-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table – no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Raw sausage over ready to eat sausage main reach in cooler on cook line employee removed to proper storage **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee touched raw beef than touched clean tong did not change gloves or wash hands. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook rice 47F main reach in cooler employee moved to walk in cooler 2nd Cook pork 70F sitting on counter cooks line . Reach in cooler under grill on cooks line raw chicken 48F raw beef 58F employee move to different cooler. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink by walk in cooler. Employee restocked paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 3
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White board on main reach in cooler on cooks line **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler potato in bucket. Employee moved from floor. Produce on floor in boxes by dry storage area. **Warning**
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 7:31 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.