Inspection Report

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WINGS XPRESS

1911 E BEARSS AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33613

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJanuary 16, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3394132
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8509634
DBPR license3916228

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority1 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler: raw chicken (48F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (48F – Cold Holding); yogurt (48F – Cold Holding); shrimp (46F – Cold Holding). Operator states cooler was open for 15 mins for moving product prior to inspector's arrival. Inspector retempt product and found no change in product temperature. However, the ambient temperature inside the cooler dropped from 50F to 41F within 30 minutes. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 1

#7Intermediate16-32-5

Intermediate – Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. Establishment does not have test strips for Quaternary Ammonia sanitizer. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 5

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed brown in container of rice. Manager removed the bowl. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cell phone charging on food preparation table. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Employee removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic14-33-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed a small amount of rust on this shelves of reach in cooler located next to can opener. Observed rust on shelving located in reach in cooler across fro fryer. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed fish, chicken and shrimp in reach in cooler with no cover. Manager covered all food product for protection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 14, 2026 1:01 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
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.