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10422 N DALE MABRY HWY · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33618
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee returned to work making coffee drinks without washing hands. **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee touched mouth piece of spoon with bare hands. **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly on wall by server station hand sink 18 live flies on wall by hand sink 3 live flies on door by employee bathroom Manager began eradicating cleaning and sanitizing areas and contacted pest control. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2-1-2026. Verified ownership and establishment is currently open and operating serving food and drinks to the public. Manager renewed license and is current until 2-1-2027 **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-09-4High Priority – Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 100 fly larvae in hole on the floor by exit door and under handwashing sink by the back door. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 4 live roaches behind water heater pipe in back kitchen. 1 live roach on wall behind chest freezer across from the triple sink. 2 live roaches on bottom of door frame on back kitchen exit door. Manager began eradicating cleaning and sanitizing areas and contacted pest control. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Front display cooler: flan (44F – Cold Holding); flan (46F – Cold Holding) product was in cooler since 6:00am, time taken 10:00am. Stop sale issued **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front display cooler: flan (44F – Cold Holding); flan (46F – Cold Holding) product was in cooler since 6:00am, time taken 10:00am. Stop sale issued **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Hand soap, bleach , and sanitizer in labeled squeeze bottles , stored on a food prep table next to hand sink in bar service area. **Warning**
Basic 6
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on wall across from back kitchen exit door 1 dead roach on wall above three compartment sink 3 dead roaches on back door frame Manager began removing and cleaning and sanitizing areas and contacted pest control. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
36-11-4Basic – Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floor tiles damaged ,holes present in floor by the back exit door and hand sink. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed cases of eggs on the floor in the walk in cooler. **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In display cooler at the front bar area where flan is being stored **Warning**
29-20-5Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Handwashing sink by back door draining slowly. **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water leaking from pipes under Handwashing sink next to back door. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:04 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.