3 GUYS CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT
3503 EAST HILLSBOROUGH AVE STE A · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33610
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
23 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked turkey 50 lbs and 30 lbs both sitting out at room temperature from night before per Owner/Manager cooked between 9pm and 12am per owner. (Sitting out at room temperature) Temp checked at 11:20 am day of Cooked turkey drums 75 F outside 72 F inside Cooked turkey drums 66 F outside 73 F inside **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 flying insects in dry storage **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish over cooked vegetable. Reach-in-cooler on cooksline **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Roach excrement on 3 compartment sink pipes and door frame to chemical storage room **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked turkey drums 75 F outside 72 F inside Cooked turkey drums 66 F outside 73 F inside. (Sitting out at room temperature overnight). **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. On hose in back kitchen outside **Warning**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Large slicer. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Plastic container stored in hand sink on cooksline. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
52-01-4Intermediate – Identity of food or food product misrepresented. Establishment advertising red snapper on the menu and currently only has lane snapper in the establishment. Operator states that is the only fish they have. Lane Snapper (Lutjanus synagris) is not listed on the FDA Seafood List as an approved vernacular/market name for Red snapper (Lutjanus Campechanus). **Admin Complaint**
Basic 14
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Back kitchen areas **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach behind reach-in-cooler on cooksline back plate 6 dead roaches chest freezer 3 dead roaches by cords under computer in office 1 dead roach underneath storage table in office 3 dead roaches by bin in storage shelving 1 dead roach roach sack by reach-in-freezer dry storage 7 dead roaches dead roaches in chemical storage room 3 dead roaches underneath reach-in-freezer in prep area **Admin Complaint**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. In dry storage are **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Reach-in-cooler in dry storage **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees personal items sitting on cutting boards in kitchen area **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Back kitchen area **Warning**
08B-47-4Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Case of bottled water on floor in front kitchen area **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with dust and grease **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. In dry storage are **Warning**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. At mop sink pipe under sink disconnect Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Water at hand sink on cooksline **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall and pipes connected to walls soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust underneath cooking equipment on cooksline **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 3:33 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.