ELLIE’S RESTAURANT
12008 RACETRACK RD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33626
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed Employee on front line wipe gloved hands on wiping cloth. Discussed proper hand washing with operator during time of inspection.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Open bag of raw fish stored over bags of french fries in reach in freezer next to front line fryers. Manager relocated all raw fish to an appropriate location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time marking for butter store on front service line. Manager added a time mark at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
53A-03-7Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Expired for Tami Andrews.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards in establishment soiled.
Basic 9
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current license displayed expired on February 1, 2022.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards and establishment with cut marks.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Frozen logs of ground beef, burger patties, and marinated chicken stored on floor of walk in cooler.
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Located on prep table adjacent to walk in cooler.
22-08-4Basic – Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris on front line cook.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of multiple reach in freezers and reaching coolers are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Two bags of gyro meat thawing out on room temperature located outside of walk in cooler. Employee relocated meat into walk-in cooler for proper cooling. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple wet cloths not stored in sanitizer solution on front line cook.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple squeeze bottle with sauces not labeled in front line cook. Container of flour and sugar not labeled. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 10:12 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.