HAPPY HANGAR CAFE
4241 BIRDSONG BLVD · LUTZ · Hillsborough County · FL 33559
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. -Cook cracked an egg for an order and immediately touched a clean spatula, did not change gloves or wash hands Discussed importance of gloves and hand washing with cook. **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. -Server cutting strawberries with bare hands putting them in a bowl to be served to customer Discussed importance of gloves and hand washing with server. Server voluntarily discarded strawberries. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -2 live flies observed in the kitchen, not landed on any food contact surfaces **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. -43 butter packets, held in an ice bath on cook line next to reach in freezer Temperature at 71F **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Butter packets at 71F Stop sale issued. Discussed with manager on duty about time as a public health control for items held out if they wish to hold butter out of temperature. **Warning**
Intermediate 5
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. -Milk kept in reach-in cooler across from three compartment sink in kitchen Discussed with manager on duty and server need of date marking on food opened more than 24 hours ago. Employee properly date marked milk. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. -Provided operator with HR 5030-104 Clean up of Bodily Fluid events. Operator printed out paper and posted up where employees can find it. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -Trash can kept in front of hand washing station on cook line across from flat top grill Employee removed trash can from in front of hand washing station. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. -Only test kits on sight for "Vitro" which is used to test human blood and tissue. **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. -Back area, just past employee restroom, is an area where food is currently being stored. This room is not shown on current plans. Spoke to operator about relocating food items to approved area. **Warning**
Basic 10
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. -Ceiling in storage area just past employee bathroom not smooth or easily cleanable. **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling soiled with accumulated with mold-like substance. -Ceiling on cook line above three compartment sink **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Speaker kept on prep table next to back door of kitchen -Cellphone on prep table on prep table next to back door of kitchen Employees removed items from prep table **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -Behind and under fryers has accumulated grease and food debris. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. -Pancake mix on floor next to back door -Fryer oil on floor next to dry storage Employee relocated all items off floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. -Microwave on cook line next to reach in freezer soiled with food debris **Warning**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. -Hand washing station in kitchen next to three compartment sink leaking when cold water is turned on. Employees have been turning cold water off for this sink to stop leaking. Operator restored cold water to the hand washing station. **Warning**
14-20-4Basic – Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. -tin foil used as shelf lining over wood on kitchen line to the right of fryers -Tin foil used as shelf lining over wood on kitchen line in front of hand washing station near back door. Employee replaced tin foil with new. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. -Chicken in prep sink on cook line thawing with no running water, employee turned cold water on **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -Walls behind double door reach-in cooler on cook line soiled **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 18, 2026 12:00 PM.
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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.