VELAZQUEZ CUBAN KITCHEN
7730 PALM RIVER DR · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33619
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
35A-09-4High Priority – Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. 25 live ants crawling on churro cart. 6 live ants on reach in cooler in MFDV. **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over batter for raw fish. Operator relocated at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: raw fish 49 F Per operator raw fish was put bought at 12 pm. Time temped at 3:30 pm. Per operator items were out to 30 mins Prior for orders. Operator put in reach in freezer at time of inspection to bring back down to temperature . **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink in MFDV. **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – 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/. MFDV has cart used to fry churros with its own axel attached to axel of MFDV. Cart is opened air. **Warning**
Basic 1
08B-32-4Basic – Food being prepared outside. Operator is cooking churros outside in opened air cart exposed to outside elements. Operator has propane tank to heat 2 pots of oil for churros. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 7:57 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.