NICO'S AREPAS GRILL RESTAURANT
8303 N ARMENIA AVE STE B · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33604
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed front line cook wear new gloves without first washing hands after changing tasks. Discussed with employee, employee washed hands then wore new gloves at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over a jar of sauce in front line reach in cooler. Manager relocated raw shell eggs to an approved location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment are soiled. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. One purple knife is stored inside a hand washing sink adjacent to ice machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – 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/. Establishment added a walk in cooler located at the back exterior of establishment. A plan review handout has been provided to the manager at time of inspection. **Warning**
Basic 5
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Three unsecured tanks located next to mop sink. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Located on front line cook. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Six cases of oil are stored on the floor next to the ice machine, next to the Walk in freezer, and outside the men's restroom. Multiple boxes of food are stored on the floor inside the walk-in cooler. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Located inside front line reach in freezer. **Warning**
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed romaine stored over cooked pasta in front line reach in cooler. Manager relocated unwashed Romain to an washing hands approved location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 1, 2026 11:09 AM.
Violation category totals
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.