EL TENAMPA
1800 16 ST N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33704
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee wiped sweat off forehead with apron and then handled clean cooking utensils. Discussed proper hand washing procedures. **Warning**
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 cut tomatoes with barehands that went as topping for nachos without heat treatment. Discussed using gloves **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw country fried steak over fries in tall single door reach-in freezer of kitchen **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw bacon over unwashed cantaloupe in walk-in cooler, **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 1 rodent dropping on floor next to ice machine. 1 rodent dropping on pbc pipe next to walk-in cooler. 12 rodent droppings on floor next to oven of cook line. 20 rodent droppings in storage room attached to side of building that holds to go boxes. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Triple door reach-in cooler of cook line: red salsa 47 degrees F, sausage patty 47 degrees F, sausage links 47 degrees F, cut watermelon 46 degrees F. Per operator the cooler has been open. Some temperatures temped appropriately. Discussed with operator to place ice in cooler or move foods. Operator called technician during inspection to come out and service reach-in cooler. On cook line: Raw shell eggs 74 degrees F. Discussed with operator to hold eggs under refrigeration throughout service. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 6
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cut ham in tall double door reach-in cooler of kitchen from two days ago **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cooked potatoes at 10:40 finish cooking at 9:30 89 degrees F re-temp at 12:05 84 degrees F. Potatoes sitting in bus tub at ambient air. Discussed with operator to cut portions and placed in walk-in cooler. Operator cut portions and placed in walk-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler of cook line. **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked potatoes and cooked rice in walk-in cooler made two days ago. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In dish pit area **Warning**
Basic 6
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the soda nozzle on front line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee rotisserie chicken on top of tomatoes in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. In tall double door reach-in cooler of cook line **Warning**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Establishment reusing sour cream containers to hold hot foods. Establishment reusing egg flats to hold cooked potatoes in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
27-14-4Basic – Self-closing metering faucet does not provide water for at least 15 seconds. In women's and men's restroom used by employees **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Cooked potatoes in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 9:10 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.