Inspection Report

Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
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SABOR LATINO

7710 CAUSEWAY BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33619

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 4, 2021
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number3120066
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID7660818
DBPR license3917342

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedNovember 4, 2021 2:54 PM
StatusReopened after callback/compliance
ReopenedNovember 5, 2021 9:05 AM
Record basisDBPR weekly closure extract
Closure conditionRoach & fly activity

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
9 High Priority5 Intermediate15 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical29 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

29 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 9

#16High Priority41-07-4

High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine stored over reach in freezer next to steam table. **Warning**

Warning
#17High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee moving utensils and wiping prep table then to serve food with no handwash or gloves. **Warning**

Warning
#18High Priority12A-14-4

High Priority – Employee coughed, sneezed, used a handkerchief or disposable tissue then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee sneezed and then went to serve food without washing hands first. **Warning**

Warning
#19High Priority09-01-4

High 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. Operator peeling cooked potatoes for potato salad with bare hands. Inspector educated operator about no barehand contact with ready to eat food. **Warning**

Warning
#20High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in kitchen/prep area **Warning**

Warning
#21High Priority14-31-5

High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Plastic grocery bag used to store cooked rice in reach in cooler adjacent to three compartment sink. **Warning**

Warning
#22High Priority35A-05-4

High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 40 live roaches in back kitchen area under reach in cooler adjacent to three compartment sink. **Warning**

Warning
#23High Priority03A-03-5

High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Ambient air raw shell eggs 68 °F. Eggs stored on prep table over 4 hours at room temperature. **Warning**

Warning
#24High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Ambient air raw shell eggs 68 °F. Eggs stored on prep table over 4 hours at room temperature. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 5

#25Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on reach in cooler soiled. **Warning**

Warning
#26Intermediate53A-01-7

Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Aurelia Delahoy- person in charge **Warning**

Warning
#27Intermediate16-37-1

Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit available. **Warning**

Warning
#28Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at handwash sink next to coffee bar at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#29Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Items in reach in glass coolers not date marked. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 15

#1Basic51-11-4

Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic35A-03-4

Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 5 dead roaches next to carbon dioxide tanks. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic35B-01-4

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap at bottom of back door leading to outside. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with oil and grease under cooking equipment and throughout back kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#7Basic36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Cracked floor tile by back door and walk in cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Large bag of long grain rice stored on floor. Corrected on site. Bucket of tomatoes stored on floor in walk in cooler. **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#9Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on oven door. Operator moved at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#10Basic22-08-4

Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris inside microwave. **Warning**

Warning
#11Basic40-01-4

Basic – No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Employee purse on reach in freezer and employee keys on prep table adjacent to stove. **Warning**

Warning
#12Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Stove burners with food debris on them. Hood vents soiled with grease. **Warning**

Warning
#13Basic14-20-4

Basic – Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Cuban sandwich press has torn aluminum foil. **Warning**

Warning
#14Basic21-38-4

Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor under three compartment sink. **Warning**

Warning
#15Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Prepared food in glass reach in cooler not labeled. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 5:03 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
3 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
4 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
2 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.