SAMARIA CAFE
502 N TAMPA ST · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33602
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
34 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-4High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
12A-11-4High Priority – Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Handled clean dishes **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach in hinges of reach in cooler at bar service area near expresso machine. 1 live on shelf underneath coffee machine. 1 live underneath 3 Compartmant Sink. 6 live roaches (1 with egg attached) underneath prep table across from dishwasher machine. **Warning**
41-08-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils. At bar service area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
02C-03-4Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. **Warning**
31A-13-4Intermediate – Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Hand sink service area. **Warning**
02C-02-4Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. **Warning**
22-06-4Intermediate – Slicer blade soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
22-18-4Intermediate – Soil residue in food storage containers. Underneath prep table **Warning**
Basic 25
36-40-5Basic – Attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, grease, or food debris. Soiled with large amounts of grease on wheels of stove and steamer shelf. Coils in walk in cooler accumulated dust. **Warning**
23-06-4Basic – Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Food debris under shelf on cooksline line steam table. Top shelf cover of reach in coolers on cooksline **Warning**
23-25-4Basic – Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Near service area. **Warning**
25-10-4Basic – Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. At bar service area. **Warning**
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. No cove molding on cooksline behind stoves. Hole in walls behind ply wood. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 20 dead roaches inside roach trap behind espresso machine. 5 dead roaches under the expresso machine near coils. 7 dead in open cabinet at bar service area. 25 dead roaches inside roach trap underneath cabinet at service bar area. Large dead palmetto bug behind tall reach in cooler in dining area. 11 dead roaches inside roach trap underneath 2 glass reach in cooler in service area. 20 dead roaches underneath 2 door glass reach in cooler in service area. 1 dead roach inside syrup container at service area. 2 dead roaches on cooksline shelf next to vinegar bottles. 16 palmetto bugs inside light shield at door area near service window and cooksline. 5 dead roaches behind posters tapped on wall in kitchen area near 3 Compartmant Sink **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. On cooksline **Warning**
40-06-4Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Bar service area in front kitchen and dry storage area **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cups at service area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-71-4Basic – Floor drains/drain covers heavily soiled. Near cooksline **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind stoves **Warning**
36-18-4Basic – Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Walk in cooler and near exit door. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Holes in call behind expresso machine area. **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. On cooksline near window. **Warning**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. On cooksline reach in cooler prep table **Warning**
14-67-4Basic – Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. On cooksline **Warning**
23-05-4Basic – Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Counter Underneath coffee and express machine. **Warning**
23-12-4Basic – Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. Walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust and food debris that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Dust throughout back kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cooksline line counter **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Working container on counter near expresso machine. Large green pickle buckets at bar service area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:22 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
7 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.