NIKO'S GRILL
14100 HICKS RD · HUDSON · Pasco County · FL 34669
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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 8
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee touched face then put gloves on without washing hands **Warning**
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handling dirty dishes then clean dishes without washing hands **Warning**
12A-17-4High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands for 7 seconds **Warning**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee was smoking then went outside came back inside and starting making food without washing hands **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw beef over unwashed lettuce in reach in cooler **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish over cooked beef in walk in cooler **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 5 live under reach in cooler on cook line **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk (45F – Cold Holding) in server cooler at front counter **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
53A-03-7Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Manager certification expired day of inspection **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener Slicer soiled **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Food debris in hand sink on cook line Employee filled bottle in hand sink on cook line **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. All items in walk in cooler not date marked **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
Basic 21
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Salmon in the package thawed in walk in cooler **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 52 dead cockroaches in back of reach in cooler Approximately 35 under reach in cooler on cook line **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag stored in silverware tray **Warning**
12B-10-4Basic – Employee smoking in a food preparation, storage or warewashing area. Employee smoking on cook line **Admin Complaint**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cooking equipment Under refrigeration **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout the kitchen **Warning**
08B-36-4Basic – Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Steam well under paper towel dispenser, steam well has been moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cases of food on floor in walk in freezer **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled Ovens soiled **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled Walk in cooler shelves soiled **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Milk containers reused for tea Orange juice containers reused for tea Sour cream containers reused for food **Warning**
24-17-4Basic – Silverware/utensils dried with a towel/cloth. Dishwasher drying dishes with towel after coming out of dish machine **Warning**
54-01-5Basic – Smoking or vaping in an enclosed indoor workplace. Employee smoking on cook line **Admin Complaint**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Cooked chicken, raw fish in walk in not covered **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-02-5Basic – Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed concrete in food prep area **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:52 AM.
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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.