Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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CHECKER'S #196

2820 W MLK BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 336076306

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 26, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3660456
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13504797
DBPR license3910029

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate1 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 2

#2High Priority12A-08-4

High Priority – Hot water takes too long to reach handwash sink resulting in employees using only cold water to wash their hands. After employee washed hands properly in the only handwash sink at kitchen, temped running hot water at 76 F. Discussed with manager about the minimum hot water temperature is 85F for handwashing.

#3High Priority29-42-4

High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.

Intermediate 1

#4Intermediate27-18-4

Intermediate – Hot water supply not maintained during peak periods. Ran hot water in the only handwash sink for approximately 2 minutes to reached 85 F.

Basic 1

#1Basic13-04-4

Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 food employee.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 11:00 PM.

Violation category totals
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 28 · Sewage and wastewater disposal
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
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.