HIMES BREAKFAST HOUSE
3826 S HIMES AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33611
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Glove dropped on floor, cook picked up glove and discarded. Did not wash hands before putting on glove to work with food. Discussed with manager. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed server drop off soiled plates then wash hands without soap and then carry plates food to customers. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over espresso in walk in cooler. Discussed proper food storage arrangement **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. By water heater **Warning**
Intermediate 3
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Poached eggs on menu **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. At time of inspection no test strips for quaternary or chlorine. **Warning**
53B-10-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Missing date of birth, program name **Warning**
Basic 15
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. By ice machine **Warning**
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling in prep room unsealed drywall **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed 2 dead roaches in prep room during inspection. Operator had roaches removed and cleaned area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink kept over cooks line. Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in cooler over food. Removed. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phones over prep table in prep room, cooks line, dish room over drain board **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn, cutting board with cut marks, walk in cooler shelving rusting **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors soiled in prep room under tables **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Tile on back wall in prep room damaged. **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Oven in back prep room **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash signs in bathrooms that employees use. Operator made signs and placed them. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-27-4Basic – No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of line equipment **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters not inverted. Operator covered filters. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Tested 0-150 ppm during inspection. Operator refilled sanitizer bucket. Tested at 200ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 11:46 AM.
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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.