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SARIONE DESSERT CAFE

7525 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33615

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 17, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3632366
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10930675
DBPR license3918858

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority3 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#5High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expire February 1, 2026. Establishment current open, operating, and serving customers at time of inspection. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 3

#6Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Small green cutting board soil.

#7Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. A water drain for dessert snow maker placed inside hand washing sink for drainage. Observed employee dumping ice inside hand washing sink.

#8Intermediate51-16-7

Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Dessert Cafe is located inside a Korean Grill restaurant. Operator assumed Dessert Cafe is a part of the Korean Grill establishment and not a separate licensed establishment. Plan review for Dessert Cafe does not match current plans on file. A plan review handout has been provided to the manager at time of inspection.

Basic 4

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black, green, and pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.

#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small green cutting board with cut marks.

#3Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone, eyeglasses and iPad stored in kitchen prep table next to clean single service forks, spoons, knives, and bowls. Employee relocated personal items to an approved location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple squeeze bottles located inside establishment not labeled.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 5:33 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
2 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
1 observation(s)
Category 52 · Misrepresentation / misbranding
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.