MITMITA ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT
4901 W LINEBAUGH AVE STE 5 · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33624-5000
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
35A-02-5High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. – 3 live flies by walk in cooler(walk in cooler used as storage). – 1 live fly observed landing on onion. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-06-4High Priority – Raw meat cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef being prepped at 11:15am. Temped beef at 11:20am at 46 °F. Moved to freezer. Re-temped at 12:30pm at 41 °F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. -approximately 6 live roaches in walk in cooler gasket (walk in cooler used as storage). -approximately 3 live roaches behind reach in cooler. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 1 fly observed on onion. **Warning**
Intermediate 1
22-05-4Intermediate – Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. On reach in cooler in middle of kitchen. **Warning**
Basic 9
23-06-4Basic – Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. -Reach in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. By back door. -gaskets/door handles on reach in cooler in middle of kitchen. -reach in cooler doors behind cook line **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 6 dead roaches in walk in cooler(walk in cooler used as storage). **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
36-14-4Basic – Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment throughout kitchen. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. By back door. **Warning**
22-04-4Basic – Lime scale build-up inside ice machine. **Warning**
29-49-5Basic – Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. Behind cook line. **Warning**
06-05-4Basic – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Fish. Employee began cooking item, temped at 158 °F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service articles. To go drink containers and soup containers. Owner threw away. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 6:52 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.