MAIKELS BAKERY
7331 W WATERS · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33634
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cheese stored inside a shopping bag in walk in cooler. Employee relocated cheese into a food grade safe container at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License displayed expired on 2/1/2026.
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 mark for empanadas and for guava and cheese pastries inside bakery hot box. Employee added time during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 4
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 Lazara Torres.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards soil throughout establishment. Wooden baker bench inside back kitchen soil. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink next to espresso machines used for dumping ice. Handwashing sink used for storing lids next to three compartment sink. Employee remove lids at time of inspection. Observed employee washing a whisk and hands at hand washing sink in bakery section.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of glass cleaner, not labeled store next to bakery section cash register. Employee added label at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 6
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Located next to drive-through service station.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards with cut marks throughout establishment. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle and open beverage container stored on top of clean prep table, adjacent to handwashing sink and bakery area. Employee removed all beverages at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on top of a microwave adjacent to handwashing sink and bakery section. Employee remove self on a time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Missing floor tiles next to handwashing sink and bread proofing box in back kitchen area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Box of sugarcane stored on floor and walk-in cooler. A bottle of cooking oil stored on floor next to deep fryers. Employee removed all foods from floor at time. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 10:45 PM.
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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.