CONGA'S LATIN CAFE & RESTAURANT
4511 GUNN HWY · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33624
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored on shelf near sauce in the front counter area . Manager relocated sauces **Corrected On-Site**
22-48-5High Priority – Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Bleach in use is for laundry. Manager purchased bleach for food contact surfaces during the inspection **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food ( raw beef) stored over or with ready-to-eat food ( fries) in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged in the kitchen . Reviewed with manager safe food storage .
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. -Cut ham 56 F in cold holding unit overnight . Cold holding unit turned off . Manager discarded ham **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut ham 56 F in cold holding unit overnight . Cold holding unit turned off . Manager discarded ham **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink ( triple sink) . Reviewed with the manager to use hand wash sink to wash hands only . Employee then washed hands in the kitchen hand wash sink **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cloth and cup inside handwashing sink in the front counter area . Reviewed with manager hand wash sink is for washing hands only . Cup and cloth relocated **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled on the shelf in the front counter area . .
Basic 9
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/brown mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine in the front counter area **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container next to clean equipment/utensils( plates) in the front counter area manager relocated employee drink **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in the front counter reach in cooler. Manager placed food inside a designated employee food container **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with bracelets on in the front counter area . Employee removed bracelets **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting of plastic cups stacked in the front counter area
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer in kitchen
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit in water 105 F . Manager replaced the water and turned up the temperature at the steam table. **Corrective Action Taken**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Outer surface of bulk food containers in back kitchen -soiled shelf under food prep table
29-20-5Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink in the kitchen
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 28, 2026 1:08 PM.
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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.