PUPUSERIA AND CAFETERIA CENTROAMERICAN
2504 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33607
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee placing gloves on with no prior hand washing , corrected action taken, inspector discussed with employee proper hand wash procedures when changing gloves . **Corrective Action Taken**
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink with 0 ppm of chlorine, corrected , 100 ppm of chlorine. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over cooked beans in reach-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bucket stored in employee hand wash sink in coffee make area, corrected, employee removed bucket during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
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 red beans and rice, cooked chicken , all held over 24 hrs not date marked . **Repeat Violation**
Basic 3
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on food prep table, corrected, employee removed drink during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers not labeled.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 12:19 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.