Inspection Report

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EL CHURRASCASO GRILL TAMPA

8425 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33615

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 30, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3404378
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8545855
DBPR license3910663

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority2 Intermediate3 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 2

#4High Priority12A-05-4

High Priority – Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employees ate and drank then back to work with food and food utensils with no handwash. **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 5 live flies at cook line and 3 live flies at dish machine area. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 2

#6Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Multiple cooking skewers stored in handwash sink on cook line. A colander with trash food debris stored in handwash sink at dish machine area, used as a dump sink. Operator removed items from handwash sinks. **Warning**

Warning
#7Intermediate53A-05-6

Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Observed 6 employees working at time of inspection. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 3

#1Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating on a prep table with juice machine in kitchen. Observed employee drinking with no straw on cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Multiple cases of raw meat stored on floor in walk-in cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic10-14-5

Basic – Ice bucket stored on floor between uses. Operator removed from floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 5, 2026 3:52 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.