MING GARDEN
2601 N TAMPA ST · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33602
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face and dish machine not wash hands, discussed with operator.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live flies in back prep area under 3 compartment sink.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Chicken over washed vegetables in the walk in cooler ,operator moved it **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Front sink had bowl of broccoli in it, back prep sink had spray hose attached to it.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cooks line operator replaced.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple food items in walk in cooler have no date markings
Basic 8
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors, walls, and ceilings throughout kitchen and prep area soiled.
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.inside of microwave and ovens soiled.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of food equipment, prep tables shelving and sinks soiled, throughout kitchen and prep area
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Stored on floor in seating area
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Uncovered food items in walk in cooler stored under dirty soiled shelving.
29-03-4Basic – Water draining onto floor surface. Hand wash sink drain missing part of pipe, operator replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 7, 2026 2:22 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.