SENOR TEQUILA MEXICAN GRILL
12950 RACE TRACK RD SUITE 101 · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33626
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 7
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 one employee on the front line handling a soiled cloth and wiping the counter, employee then proceed to handle food preparation without first washing hands or changing gloves. Discussed with employee and manager. Employee washed hands and change gloves at time of inspection. Observed multiple employees wipe hands with soiled cloths on front line cook. **Corrective Action Taken**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed one employee on the front line handle heated tortillas with one gloved hand and one bare hand. Discussed with manager. Stop sale tortillas.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw frozen beef is stored over frozen plantains inside the reach in freezer, located in dish pit. Employee relocated raw meats to an approved location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Multiple employees on front line changing tasks, touching soiled surfaces and proceeding to prepare food without first washing hands or changing gloves. Discussed with manager and employees.
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed one employee on the front line handle heated tortillas with one gloved hand and one bare hand. Discussed with manager. Stop sale tortillas. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salsa 45°F at 2:13 PM placed inside an ice bath at 11 AM – cooled to 43°F at 2:39 PM. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 4 hotel pans of Cheese sauce 91°F at 1:58 PM placed on top of front line oven to keep warm at 1:20 PM. Employee placed cheese sauce on flat top grill to reheat. Reheated to 89°F at 2:58 PM. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards inside the establishment are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
02B-04-5Intermediate – Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Raw octopus served as ceviche is not identified on menu. Employees marked all octopus in ceviche as raw at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit.
Basic 3
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cabbage is stored on the floor beneath the front line oven.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 3, 2026 12:40 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.