GARDEN GRILL CAFE
8425 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33615
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
08B-28-4High Priority – Basic – Food prepared with soiled equipment/utensil. Portion of cardboard box used to divide hash brown potatoes. **Warning**
35A-09-4High Priority – Presence of rodents, evidenced by chew holes through plastic packaging of 2 packages of rice and 2 packages of dry beans. Stop sale issued. **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. More than 30 rodent droppings observed under shelving unable to reach all the droppings. 6 of these were moist, the remainder were hard. 2 rodent dropping observed on shelving confirmed moist. All observed in dry storage. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Chew markings through plastic packaging. 2 bags of dry beans **Warning**
Intermediate 4
22-20-4Intermediate – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Spatula in dish room. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink.No soap at hand wash sink on cooks line or in the dish room area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-04-4Intermediate – Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. **Warning**
Basic 9
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-45-4Basic – Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several brown stains on ceiling of dining room **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Holes at bottom of door and screen back entrance **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Prep area, cooks line and dry storage **Warning**
36-31-4Basic – Hole in ceiling. Several holes in ceiling through out dining room **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Cooks area, dish room **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-67-4Basic – Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.near slicer. **Warning**
36-72-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:18 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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3 observation(s)
5 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.