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HAPPY HANGAR CAFE

4241 BIRDSONG BLVD · LUTZ · Hillsborough County · FL 33559

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 29, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3407099
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8555751
DBPR license3917325

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority5 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical15 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#5High Priority12A-13-4

High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee washed clean dishes then dunk in sanitizer with without washing hands. Discussed with employee the importance of hand washing. Employee washed hands

#6High Priority09-01-4

High 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. Employee cutting peppers with no gloves. Employee placed on gloves upon arrival of inspection.

#7High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over ready to sauces. Employee removed to proper storage. raw shelled eggs over ready to eat butter reach in cooler in the out back storage room.employee removed to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach in soda cooler by ice machine. Ambient air temperature 54 f held in reach in cooler overnight no temperatures taken Stop sale Liquid egg batter 56 f 2 lbs feta cheese 61 f .035 sausage soup 47 f 1/2 lbs

Stop Sale
#9High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach in soda cooler by ice machine. Ambient air temperature 54 f held in reach in cooler overnight no temperatures taken Stop sale Liquid egg batter 56 f 2 lbs feta cheese 61 f .035 sausage soup 47 f 1/2 lbs Same cooler cut lettuce 52 f liquid egg whites 47 f chili 53 f Less than 4 hours employee moved to freezer.

Stop Sale
#10High Priority41-27-4

High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary above 200ppm-500 ppm employee added water to remake solution. 400 ppm **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 5

#11Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.

#12Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine inside soiled.

#13Intermediate16-37-1

Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For Quaternary

#14Intermediate53B-01-5

Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.

#15Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken salad corn beef hash cook beef reach in cooler. Across stove topl

Basic 4

#1Basic14-05-4

Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Reach in cooler out back storage cardboard on shelf raw beef sitting above

#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Green white boards above three compartment sink

#3Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table.

#4Basic06-01-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw beef in sink sitting in water. Employee moved prunning water to raw beef **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 5, 2026 3:55 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
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 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.