PIPO'S RESTAURANT
7233 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33634
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine tested at 0 PPM. Operator set up three compartment sink for sanitizing until dish machine can be repaired. Three compartment sink chlorine tested at 50 PPM. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed a front line cook handle soiled dry wiping cloths, a wooden garbage can lid stored on the floor and proceed to dish out cooked food into hotel pans. Cook did not wash hands in between handling soiled items. Discussed with owner and operator. Cook washed hands before continuing food preparations. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Multiple bags of sliced Cuban bread are stored inside shopping bags. The sliced Cuban bread are used to make bread pudding for customers. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw breaded chicken and beef are stored over pots of cooked black beans and red beans inside the walk in cooler. Operator relocated all raw items to an approved location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw shell eggs are stored over a hotel pan of bread crumbs and batter inside the front line reach in cooler. Operator relocated raw shell eggs to an approved location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed one employee handle personal phone and water bottle. Employee proceed to handle prepared sandwiches at sandwich make station and serve food to customers without first changing gloves or washing hands. Discussed with operator and employee. Employee washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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 marking for single service butter stored at front line counter. Employee added a time mark for the butter at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
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** **Warning**
Basic 4
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards inside the establishment with cut marks. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Three containers of vanilla extract, mojo sauce, and food coloring are stored on the floor at the front line cook. Operator removed all food from the floor at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Cloths are used as pot holders. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Cooked black beans, cooked red beans, cook garbanzo, containers of raw meats and other food items are not covered inside the walk-in cooler. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 7, 2026 12:54 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.