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EL SABOR DE TAMPA

7657 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33615

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 27, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number1330647
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13565806
DBPR license3954318

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority2 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#2High Priority14-31-5

High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw meat and arepas touching directly a no food grade bag reach in freezer outdoor and reach in cooler by truck entrance **Warning**

Warning
#3High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Same ownership food truck is serving to the public. **Admin Complaint**

Admin Complaint

Intermediate 2

#4Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.plastic container in front of the handwashing sink employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5Intermediate51-16-7

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/. 3 reach in freezers stored outside behind truck wit with arepas hot dogs raw meat French fries all frozen. One of the freezers are in a shed with single service items. Manager stated where they store food at is being remodeled and they will be only holding food outside temporarily. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 1

#1Basic08B-42-4

Basic – Food stored outside. 3 reach in freezers stored outside behind truck wit with arepas hot dogs raw meat French fries all frozen. One of the freezers are in a shed with single service items. Manager stated where they store food at is being remodeled and they will be only holding food outside temporarily. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 4:36 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
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.