LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE #5240
2110 E FOWLER AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33612
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 5
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee breaded raw chicken drop in fryer changed gloves without washing her hands on cooks line.
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. Employee placed ready to eat bread in warmer using his bare hands. On front line next to coffee maker.
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 1 flies on liquor bottle in bar area. 1 flies flying around in bar area. 2 flies around liquor storage shelves next to bar. 2 flies in black trash can by back door **Admin Complaint**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on bar floor. 1 live roach underneath black coolers at bar area. **Admin Complaint**
01B-03-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 4 loafs of bread bare hands contact with ready to eat food.
Basic 5
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without a handle use as scoop inside Brussel sprouts on cooks line.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches on bar floor. **Admin Complaint**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between reach in coolers lids on cooks line.
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave is soiled at end of cooks line.
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Soiled dry cloth stored on cutting board on cooks line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 11:05 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.