HALES BLACKBRICK
4812 N DALE MABRY HWY · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33614
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed multiple employees enter kitchen from outside and began working with food equipment without proper handwashing first. Discussed proper handwashing procedures with operator.
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. Observed cook handle cooked poultry inside back kitchen area with 1 bare hand. Discussed with cook to wash hands and wear gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-09-4High Priority – Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. 1 live fly in dining room area. Landed on tabletop.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tofu tempted at 47F in reach in cooler. Operator placed in walk in freezer. Retempted at 42F at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a rice strainer in employee hand washing sink located by kitchen entrance. Operator removed strainer during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-04-5Intermediate – Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Bison frozen then thawed in walk in freezer but date mark had not been changed. Operator changed date mark at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 6
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed scoop for brown sugar in external dry food storage shed without a handle. Operator removed scoop at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Displayed license expired on 2/1/2024. Operator printed and displayed current license during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-25-5Basic – Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Observed dim sum steamer are made of bamboo material. Discussed with operator bamboo is not a hard grain wood.
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. An educational packet has been emailed to the operator at time of inspection with a choking poster included. **Corrective Action Taken**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employee stored drink on shelf over foods in walk in cooler. Operator removed drink during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
24-01-4Basic – Presetting of unwrapped silverware and/or tableware outdoors. Observed unprotected chopsticks, plates, forks, and knives setting on outside table. Operator removed tableware during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:43 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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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.