Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

TOMATO JOES

7032 W WATERS AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33634

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJanuary 20, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3636246
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10935822
DBPR license3918582

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate6 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 2

#7High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed operator touching phone , and drink , then handling food without washing hands or changing gloves.

#8High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bug spray stored over food on prep table .

Basic 6

#1Basic12B-12-5

Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking coffee mug on prep line.

#2Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee drinking beverage in prep area .

#3Basic08B-49-4

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Reach in cooler on cooks line milk tazki sauce not separated.

#4Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee drink and cell phone on prep table in back kitchen across from fryers.

#5Basic33-16-4

Basic – Open dumpster lid.

#6Basic25-32-4

Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed box used for raw chicken wings being reused to store cooked chicken wings, operator moved wings to a food grade container. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 7:22 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
3 observation(s)
Category 26 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 34 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.